System broadcasts by Android OS expose information about the user's device to all applications running on the device. This includes the WiFi network name, BSSID, local IP addresses, DNS server information and the MAC address.
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Banking Trojans and Shady Apps Galore In Google Play
Despite Google's defenses for protecting Android's official marketplace, cybercriminals still manage to sneak in a banking Trojan, or two, or three, security researchers have discovered.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/banking-trojans-and-shady-apps-galore-in-google-play/
iPhone Chipmaker Blames WannaCry Variant for Plant Closures
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. blamed a variant of the 2017 WannaCry ransomware for the unprecedented shutdown of several plants, as it ramps up chipmaking for Apple Inc.'s next iPhones.
Qualcomm Unveils First mmWave 5G Antennas for Smartphones
There's a lot of pieces that need to come together to get 5G networks to work on mobile devices - new standards need to be agreed on, new modems need to be developed, and new networking hardware for towers needs to be rolled out. But Qualcomm might have just cleared one of the major hurdles with the announcement of its new QTM052 mmWave antenna modules, the
Droppers Is How Android Malware Keeps Sneaking Into the Play Store
For the past year, Android malware authors have been increasingly relying on a solid trick for bypassing Google's security scans and sneaking malicious apps into the official Play Store.
DHS Aims to Turn Mobile Devices into No Phishing Zones
Phishing attacks remain the bane of information security specialists and missions across government, and as they advance in sophistication, the Homeland Security Department is attempting to better protect against them.
A Volt Out of the Blue: Phone Batteries Reveal What You Typed and Read
A group of researchers has demonstrated that smartphone batteries can offer a side-channel attack vector by revealing what users do with their devices through analysis of power consumption.
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/06/25/the_battery_is_the_smartphones_ibesti_snitch_boffins/
Thousands of Mobile Apps Leak Data from Firebase Databases
Thousands of mobile applications running on iOS and Android have exposed over 113 gigabytes of data from 2,300 unsecured Firebase databases, enterprise mobile security firm Appthority says in a new report.
https://www.securityweek.com/thousands-mobile-apps-leak-data-firebase-databases
U.S. Reaches Deal to Keep China’s ZTE in Business: Congressional Aide
The Trump administration told lawmakers the U.S. government has reached a deal to put Chinese telecommunications company ZTE Corp back in business after it pays a significant fine and makes management changes, a senior congressional aide said on Friday.
In Android P, Google is Fixing Flaw That Let Apps Secretly Track Users for Years
A flaw that allowed apps to monitor user network activity will be fixed, but not for all apps.
