Gooligan Malware Snares Access to more than 1M Google Accounts

Gooligan Malware Snares Access to more than 1M Google Accounts

A new Android malware has managed to steal access to more than 1 million Google accounts, and it continues to infect new devices, according to security firm Checkpoint. “We believe that it is the largest Google account breach to date,” the security firm said in Wednesday blog post. The malware, called Gooligan, has been preying…

Second Chinese Firm in a Week Found Hiding Backdoor in Firmware of Android Devices

Second Chinese Firm in a Week Found Hiding Backdoor in Firmware of Android Devices

Security researchers have discovered that third-party firmware included with over 2.8 million low-end Android smartphones allows attackers to compromise Over-the-Air (OTA) update operations and execute commands on the target’s phone with root privileges. Mobile experts from Anubis Networks discovered the problem this week. This is the second issue of its kind that came to light…