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People using YouTube love to hear music even if they turn off the screen or in the background on your smartphone. At present YouTube hasn’t released such feature to it’s app in Android or iOS. Download and install Mozilla browser on your Android device. Open YouTube website in Mozilla browser. Go to settings page and […]
Brain Test malware is back. Its developers compromised 13 apps on the Google Play Store, Lookout cyber security firm discovered last December. Google reacted promptly. Check Point Mobile Threat Prevention had first found two Brain Test malicious apps in September. Google removed the threats less than a week later. A similar story back in October […]
A security flaw in Blackphone 1 smartphone allowed anyone to take control of the device Blackphone 1 smartphones, one of many privacy-focused phones in the market was found to have a critical vulnerability which allowed attackers to hijack the phone until a recent fix from the manufacturer. The flaw was discovered by a team of […]
Google had to intervene to fix a few vulnerabilities that risked exposing its Nexus devices and related Android operating system to remote access – or through malware – by hackers. The tech firm has actually been working on media file related software bugs in Android OS since July last year when Stagefright – a media-parsing […]
FireEye IT security firm has discovered Android malware apps that can masquerade as the most popular financial applications including world’s biggest banks. In total, the security firm found Android apps from 33 financial institutions masquerading for the purpose of stealing financial data. These apps come from a family of Trojan apps known as “SlemBunk” and […]
Here at Gadget Hacks, we spend countless hours scouring the web to find the most interesting apps as they make their debuts, so the recent influx of new software has certainly kept us busy. And while many great apps from big companies debuted or received major updates throughout the year—like Facebook’s Messenger, Google’s Photos, and […]
Android Malware poses as Google app to infect Android Devices and to Block Security Apps. Recently, security researchers at Symantec Corp identified a malware family that attacks Android devices located in China and blocks security apps along with transferring private data from the device to its command servers. The malware has been named Android.Spywaller and […]
Do you know crashing Whatsapp desktop or mobile version doesn’t require advanced hacking skills or machinery, what you need is 4000 smileys? Yes, it’s true, you need 4000 smileys to crash WhatsApp. This bug was exposed by a security researcher (Indrajeet Bhuyan) who during his experiments typed in 4000 smileys and the WhatsApp’s desktop version got […]
A group of hackers have designed a malware for users looking out for Christmas themed desktops and mobile apps — The malware is targeting iOS and Android users. The Santa-APT [Advanced persistent threat] was discovered by CloudSek, a security firm who was researching on a malware in the black market. Capabilities of the Malware This newly discovered malware […]
On 17th October 2015, a generous man uploaded an application on Google Play Store named “Cybrary”. The application was meant for people who have unreliable internet connections. The intentions behind this application were to start a free cyber security education portal through the application so that people may use these lessons and learn cyber security […]
There are a hundred types of malware hidden inside the Bible and Quran apps, most of which are available all over the Android play store and some on iOS. Deceiving and fooling people through faith and emotions has been an old practice by many unfaithful people. Similar activity has been adopted by some hackers. When […]
A new research has found out that numerous parking applications available in the smartphone market contain strong vulnerabilities that can allow hackers to attack the user and gain illegal access to the smartphone. NCC Group, the renowned information assurance firm tested six common Android parking applications with up to one million active users of which […]
With an aim to secure the browsing, users surfing the Internet via chrome browser on mobile devices will receive a warning in case if the browser finds any web page dangerous for the user similar to the desktop version of Chrome. This is something Google has introduced in relation to the recent rise in malware […]
The flaws can be exploited remotely through emails, Web pages, MMS and rogue apps. Google has released a new batch of security fixes for its Nexus smartphones and tablets, addressing flaws that could allow attackers to compromise the Android devices via rogue emails, Web pages, and MMS messages. Firmware updates are being rolled out to supported […]
Why create your own rooting functions when someone else has already put the effort into doing the same thing Security researchers have detected a new trojan targeting Android devices, but this one is unique in its own right because its creators have built it on top of an Android rooting utility called Root Assistant. The […]
Short Bytes: Just like every year, Google has just released its annual End Of The Year lists. This list contains 2015’s top movies, books, music, and TV shows on Google Play. Read more to know the top 10 in each category. Google has released its annual End Of The Year lists. While the listings on the […]
In November 2015, the Open Whisper system launched protected voice calling and texting application for Android called “Signal” but soon after the massive appreciation, the company has decided to release a desktop version of this application. The application was made earlier for Apple users then for Android which is being used by Snowden himself, so obviously it […]
Short Bytes: In the developing markets, making web browsing on mobile a great experience, is a challenging job for smartphone makers and web browsers. To make this experience faster and save your data, Google has updated the data saver mode in Chrome for Android. Read more to know how to activate it and save your […]
Short Bytes: The IMEI, or International Mobile Station Equipment Identity, is a unique number which is associated with your phone. The IMEI number becomes very important in the emergency situations as it’s the fingerprint of your phone. Here, I’ll be telling you various methods to find your phone’s IMEI number, even if it’s lost. The […]
Vulnerability Test Suite (VTS) is a free application for Android that scans devices running the operating system for publicly-disclosed vulnerabilities. Publicly-disclosed vulnerabilities remain a threat months or even years after disclosed due to how patches are delivered to user systems. Once Google has created a patch for a disclosed vulnerability, it is up to the […]
Short Bytes: A new discovery at the PacSec Conference at Tokyo unveiled a great threat prevailing in the Android OS that hands over all your valuable data and full control of your device to the hackers with just a click. Read more to know about this vulnerability in detail. Security researchers have discovered a flaw […]