You may get more than you bargained for when you buy a budget-friendly smartphone and forgo safeguards baked into Google Play. When shopping for a new smartphone, you’re likely to look for the best bang for your buck. If you’re on the hunt for a top-of-the-range device but aren’t keen on paying top dollar for … More These aren’t the Androids you should be looking for
Beware of predatory fin(tech): ESET researchers describe the growth of deceptive loan apps for Android and techniques they use to circumvent Google Play This year, ESET researchers have observed alarming growth in deceptive Android loan apps, which present themselves as legitimate personal loan services, promising quick and easy access to funds. Despite their attractive appearance, … More Loan sharks use Android apps to reach new depths
Google is warning of multiple threat actors sharing a public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit that leverages its Calendar service to host command-and-control (C2) infrastructure. According to The Hacker News*, the tool, called Google Calendar RAT (GCR), employs Google Calendar Events for C2 using a Gmail account. It was first published to GitHub in June 2023. “The … More Google Warns How Hackers Could Abuse Calendar Service
Why use and keep track of a zillion discrete accounts when you can log into so many apps and websites using your Facebook or Google credentials, right? Not so fast. What’s the trade-off? “Continue with Google” – such a seamless way to sign up for and log into a website or app, especially since you … More One login to rule them all: Should you sign in with Google or Facebook on other websites?
Anticipated for the past two years, Google and Apple Inc. have officially announced their plans to discontinue the use of Captchas for all their users by the end of this year, writes Cybersecurity Insiders*. Captchas, which stand for “Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart,” are a combination of alphanumeric characters … More Captcha security to end for Google and Apple users
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