Ars Technica

Serbian student’s Android phone compromised by exploit from Cellebrite

Amnesty International on Friday said it determined that a zero-day exploit sold by controversial exploit vendor Cellebrite was used to compromise the phone of a Serbian student who had been critical ...
HotHardware

Firefox Browser Exploit Allows Hackers To Hijack Your Android Phone Over Wi-Fi

If any of you out there are running the Firefox browser app for Android, please update immediately. Versions below Firefox version 79 on mobile are vulnerable to ...
Android Police

This exploit can bypass Android's parental controls for web browsing

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...
CNET

Android exploit leaves some Pixel, Galaxy phones vulnerable to hacks

Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, conspiracy theories, misinformation and cryptocurrency. Google's security researchers said Thursday that they have found a new Android exploit ...
Bleeping Computer

Exploit released for Android local elevation flaw impacting 7 OEMs

A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a local privilege elevation flaw impacting at least seven Android original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) is now publicly available on GitHub. However, as the ...
Android Central on MSN

Google warns Android users of a zero-day software exploit causing instability

Google is delivering a warning to Android users about a crucial zero-day exploit in the wild. The issue can reportedly allow ...
Ars Technica

Attackers exploit 0-day vulnerability that gives full control of Android phones

Attackers are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Google’s Android mobile operating system that can give them full control of at least 18 different phone models, including four different Pixel ...
9to5google

Severe MediaTek exploit affects millions of Android devices, some may never be patched

Overall, Android is a pretty secure operating system, but bugs and exploits can form anywhere, and eventually they do. This week, a severe security exploit was revealed relating to MediaTek chipsets, ...
HotHardware

New 0-Day Android Security Exploit Allows Full Control Over Pixel And Galaxy Phones

A dangerous zero-day vulnerability affecting at least a dozen different Android phone models is being actively exploited in the wild, according to Google's Project Zero team. Attackers who leverage ...
WeLiveSecurity

Cursed tapes: Exploiting the EvilVideo vulnerability on Telegram for Android

ESET researchers discovered a zero-day exploit that targets Telegram for Android, which appeared for sale for an unspecified price in an underground forum post from June 6 th, 2024. Using the exploit ...
9to5google

Dirty Pipe: What you need to know about the major exploit affecting Pixel 6 and Galaxy S22 devices [Updated]

The security world has been abuzz about a new Linux exploit called “Dirty Pipe,” which also affects Android 12 devices like Galaxy S22 and Pixel 6. Here’s everything you need to know about “Dirty Pipe ...