The Super-Bright LED Flashlight app, which has been downloaded millions of times, is by itself safe, but some of the ads served with the app deliver malvertising and scams, according to Trend Micro.
In a move intended to patch software bugs quicker and satisfy its developer base, Apple has made a deliberate effort to reduce the time it takes to review submissions to its App Store, Bloomberg reported yesterday.
Yesterday, mobile security firm, Wandera, released findings from the company’s research into the state of mobile application security. The report, “Assessing the Security of 10 Top Mobile Apps,” is an attention-grabber.
Security researchers discovered popular Android applications that execute remote code on devices and use the infected devices to create botnets that engage in ad fraud, DDoS attacks, and spam messages.
The FCC and FTC have ordered the major mobile phone vendors and carriers to divulge the processes behind how each develops and deploys security updates.
Los Angeles police detectives bypassed an iPhone security feature that prevents access to content on disabled phones, according to a report, citing court papers reviewed by the news daily.
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