Endpoint/Device Security

Privacy advocates say the Wednesday ruling will have a positive impact on forthcoming cases involving data security.

Researchers at Lookout found the malware, which masqueraded as a legitimate banking app for customers of an Israeli bank.

HackingTeam is an Italian seller of hacking software marketed to police and governments.

A blind man has been sentenced to two years in prison after a court found him guilty of hacking into the mobile accounts of prominent African politicians and business men and stealing airtime.

Nexus users will have to update their devices yet again, after a new OS version pushed out by Google addresses a serious security bug.

Android users with automatic updates enabled no longer need to review or accept permissions included in a permissions group already accepted for that app.

Future smartphones released by tech giants Microsoft and Google will include a "kill switch" feature that would allow users to disable the devices if they're lost or stolen.