Remember that Android mobile “master key” vulnerability that was patched last month? It turns out there are other opportunities within the Google operating system to perform similar attacks against ...

A comprehensive academic study published this week has discovered hidden backdoor-like behavior -- such as secret access keys, master passwords, and secret commands -- in more than 12,700 Android ...

Hackers are now using a critical vulnerability in Android to modify legitimate smartphone applications, putting users at risk of being spied on. Security vendor Symantec wrote on Tuesday that it found ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. This week, Mobile Threat Monday looks at two of the biggest ...

When security researchers expose software vulnerabilities, it often doesn't take long for malware writers to exploit those vulnerabilities. So it is with the Android "master key" vulnerability found ...

More fixes are appearing for a pair of highly dangerous vulnerabilities exposed earlier this month in the Android mobile operating system. Security vendor Webroot and ReKey, a collaboration between ...

Security firm Symantec claims to have discovered evidence that hackers are exploiting the recently-discovered Android 'master key' flaw. The vulnerability, which was first publicised earlier this ...

A critical vulnerability that affects an estimated 99% of the Android devices now in operation could allow attackers to use exploit code to easily infect devices with a Trojanized version of a ...

Google has developed a patch to fix a security flaw in its Android operating system that left virtually all devices running it vulnerable to hackers. The 'Master Key' glitch was exposed by Bluebox ...