Google’s new ‘risk-based’ approach to Android security updates prioritizes high-risk security issues. Here’s what this means for you.

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A team of academic researchers has uncovered a new Android security exploit that raises a lot of questions about the platform’s permission system. The technique, named TapTrap, uses user interface ...

Well, I’ll be: Android 16 is officially here! (Or it’s available for device-makers to roll out as they see fit, at least. Choose your own adventure.) And the timing of the software’s arrival isn’t the ...

The US government has stopped funding the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database, a standardized global system for identifying and tracking software vulnerabilities across platforms and ...

Google hosted its Android Show: I/O Edition on Tuesday to deliver all the Android 16 news that it won't have time to discuss next week when I/O 2025 starts. That keynote will probably contain so much ...

The January 2025 Android Security Bulletin is out, and it spells bad news for Android 12 to 15 users. The latest security update fixes 36 critical vulnerabilities, including five critical bugs in the ...

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Sources are warning of a newly-discovered Unity security flaw that allows code injection in Android games, potentially compromising crypto wallets on the device.

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