September 5, 2016 Mobile Security News Roundup: Top Stories From August 2 min read - August saw many shifts in the mobile security landscape, including several new launches, threats and other snippets providing insight into upcoming trends.
August 9, 2016 Quadruple Threat: Qualcomm Chips Ramp Up Rooting Risk of 900 Million Androids 2 min read - Quadrooter, a set of four privilege escalation vulnerabilities, allows attackers to access user data by exploiting flawed Qualcomm chips.
August 1, 2016 Mobile Security News Roundup: Top Stories From July 2 min read - It has been an eventful July for mobile security, with news regarding "Pokemon Go," smartwatches, IBM MaaS360's ISO 27001 certification and more.
Software Vulnerabilities July 7, 2016 Remote Code Execution in Xiaomi MIUI Analytics 3 min read - The IBM X-Force AppSec Research Team has discovered a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in MIUI, the flavor of Android developed by Xiaomi.
July 6, 2016 Android Encryption Fails Thanks to Qualcomm Chips 2 min read - A security researcher discovered that the Qualcomm-made chips at the center of Android encryption can be exploited in a sophisticated attack.
Malware April 28, 2016 Mobile Malware Competition Rises in Underground Markets 5 min read - The mobile malware market is growing at an impressive rate, giving cybercriminals more options when it comes to infiltrating devices.
Endpoint March 11, 2016 Mobile Malware GM Bot v2 Released, Price Triples 4 min read - The Android malware known as GM Bot has been updated, and this newest version comes packed with exploits ready to deploy on mobile devices.
Endpoint February 19, 2016 Android Malware About to Get Worse: GM Bot Source Code Leaked 8 min read - Android malware may become more widespread after one malicious buyer leaked the source code details of GM Bot on underground Web forums.
November 6, 2015 OmniRAT Takes Over Android Devices Through Social Engineering Tricks 2 min read - Cybercriminals could be leveraging remote tools such as OmniRAT to take over Android devices and steal data from unsuspecting victims.
November 5, 2015 Google’s Project Zero Discovers 11 Security Issues in Galaxy S6 Edge 2 min read - The team at Google's Project Zero has discovered 11 high-impact security issues in Galaxy S6 Edge devices, and Samsung is moving to patch quickly.