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Popular Android apps such as OKCupid are currently susceptible to a data-theft attack
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December 9, 2020
Popular Android apps such as OKCupid are currently susceptible to a data-theft attack
A new flaw allows malicious apps to steal login details, messages, and other sensitive data from Android phones via a…
Learn how apps are giving the U.S. military your location data
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November 18, 2020
Learn how apps are giving the U.S. military your location data
Via Vice An investigation has revealed how the U.S. military is buying granular movement and location data from everyday apps…
“Joker” Malware Continues to Plague Android Devices
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September 30, 2020
“Joker” Malware Continues to Plague Android Devices
Via Ars Technica A malware strain dubbed “Joker”, which can sign users up for unwanted services and steal their sensitive…
Apple releases iOS14 with new privacy features
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September 17, 2020
Apple releases iOS14 with new privacy features
Via Apple Apple has released its latest iPhone software update and we’re most excited about the privacy features that come…
Private intelligence firm uses location data to track individuals
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September 8, 2020
Private intelligence firm uses location data to track individuals
via VICE A private company named HYAS markets itself as a threat intelligence firm and uses location data collected from…
Fertility App Premom, caught sharing user data without consent
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August 25, 2020
Fertility App Premom, caught sharing user data without consent
Via The Washington Post A fertility app with over 500,000 users was recently discovered to have been sharing data from…
TikTok secretly collected MAC addresses from Android Devices
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August 13, 2020
TikTok secretly collected MAC addresses from Android Devices
Via The Wall Street Journal Security researchers have discovered that until late last year, TikTok was secretly collecting MAC addresses…
Trump’s election app hoards personal data
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June 24, 2020
Trump’s election app hoards personal data
Via MIT Technology Review Both presidential candidates, Joe Biden and Donald Trump, have elections they use to further their campaign,…
Android app developers left customer data exposed
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May 15, 2020
Android app developers left customer data exposed
Via Forbes Security researchers found that thousands of app developers left their customers personal data exposed on Firebase, an app…
Over 12K Android Apps have secret backdoors and hidden passwords
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April 9, 2020
Over 12K Android Apps have secret backdoors and hidden passwords
Via ZDNet Researchers have found that out of 150,000 top Android apps, over 16,000 were discovered to have secret backdoors…