#mobile security
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RedHook Android Malware Turns Phones Into Their Own Debugging Tool
A new build of the RedHook trojan tricks Android users into switching on Wireless Debugging, then quietly promotes itself to a privilege level normal apps can never reach.
Free Android VPNs Are Leaking Your Traffic, Study of 281 Apps Finds
Researchers tested the most popular free VPN apps on Google Play. A significant share fail at the one job they promise: keeping your internet activity private.
RedWing: The Rent-a-Fraud Kit Turning Android Phones Into Bank Robberies
A new Android malware sold on Telegram lets almost anyone hijack a victim's phone, steal banking logins and grab the codes meant to keep accounts safe.
Samsung's New Galaxy S26 Ultra Has a Screen That Blocks Nosy Neighbours — But Is That a Security Feature?
The phone's built-in privacy display is a neat hardware trick. What it can't do is protect the data sitting behind the glass.
A Spyware Investigator Got Spied On: Pegasus Hit an EU Lawmaker Probing Pegasus
Forensic analysis of Stelios Kouloglou's phone shows repeated Pegasus infections while he sat on the European Parliament's own spyware inquiry.
Apple Pushes Emergency Fixes for Two Flaws Already Being Used to Attack iPhones and Macs
Two previously unknown security holes, one in the heart of Apple's operating system and one in its browser engine, are being actively exploited. Every iPhone, iPad, and Mac owner should update today.
Apple Ships Multi-Component Patch Round Covering iOS, macOS, and Safari
Fixes land for WebKit, the kernel, WebRTC, and Web Extensions, touching every major Apple platform in a single release cycle.
Two-Thirds of iPhone AI Chatbot Apps Are Bleeding API Keys
A study of 444 iOS chatbot apps found 282 exposing paid model access in plaintext network traffic, sometimes with no authentication at all.
Samsung KNOX Use-After-Free Bug Sat in Galaxy Devices for Eight Years Before Patch
A high-severity kernel-level flaw in Samsung's KNOX security framework affected Galaxy handsets from the S9 through the S25, a product window spanning nearly a decade.
Android's Identity Wall Goes Up Sept. 30, 2026 — Starting With Four Countries
Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand are the first markets where unverified developers lose the right to install apps on certified Android devices, sideload or not.
Asin Android Spyware Surfaces in Arabic-Language Lures, ESET Says
ESET ties early-2025 campaigns to decoy sites posing as utilities, war-tracking tools and a fake government news portal.
Android June 2026 Bulletin: 124 Fixes, One Framework Bug Already Being Exploited
CVE-2025-48595 is a no-interaction privilege escalation in the Android Framework. Google says it's seen in the wild.