Endpoint/Device Security

Researchers found a series of malicious apps containing Android/Clicker.G on the Google Play store. The campaign targets mobile devices in Russia, but they affect apps that are available globally.

Android devices are vulnerable to attack owing to a newly discovered bug.

In a move to strengthen the security of its Blogger platform, Google launched HTTPS versions of all blogs hosted on the company's blogspot.com domain.

Google released patches for 40 security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices. Vulnerabilities include remote code execution, elevated privilege, and remote denial of service (DoS) flaws.

The U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a district court's dismissal of a class-action lawsuit accusing publishing company Gannett of violating the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) by sharing mobile app data with a third-party firm.

A judge in Brazil ordered mobile phone operators to shutter the WhatsApp chat service for three days.

The market, not government regulation, will push IoT security to a higher standard, says John Ellis of Ellis & Associates.