PCMag on MSN

This preinstalled Android malware can hack any app you launch on a device

Be wary of cheap Android devices. Antivirus provider Kaspersky discovers a new backdoor called 'Keenadu,' which has been circulating as preinstalled firmware on several tablet models.
PCMag on MSN

This Android malware connects to Google Gemini for tips on hacking targets

'PromptSpy' appears to be the first Android malware that uses generative AI in its execution flow, according to antivirus provider ESET.
SiliconANGLE

Malware-as-a-service turns Android hacking into a plug-and-play business

A new report out today from mobile security firm iVerify Inc. sheds light on the alarming ease with which cybercriminals can now rent advanced Android malware through subscription-based ...
TechCrunch

Governments identify dozens of Android apps bundled with spyware

A coalition of governments has published a list of legitimate-looking Android apps that were actually spyware and were used to target civil society that may oppose China’s state interests. On Tuesday, ...
Forbes

Toxic Password Stealer Uses A Single SMS To Hack Your Android

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. An analysis published Feb. 24 by researchers from the Intel471 ...
Android Authority

Gemini hackers are using its own tools against it

Researchers used the Gemini fine-tuning tool to help hack the Google AI chatbot. The new method, called Fun-Tuning, adds nonsense text that helps trick the AI into following hidden instructions.