One in 4 Android phones impacted by a critical security vulnerability that allowed hackers to access locked and protected ...

The CVE-2025-20435 exploit requires no malware, no internet connection, and no password. MediaTek powers a huge share of the global Android market, particularly in mid-range ...

A vulnerability in some MediaTek-powered phones could allow attackers to extract encrypted data, including wallet seed phrases, using only a USB connection.

A hardware security flaw found in many Android phones allowed white hat hackers to gain entry in under a minute, according to a new report. From there, they accessed sensitive user data, including ...

Businesses depend on messaging apps just as much as individuals. Smooth business operations require instant, clear ...

Abstract: We present WireWatch, a large-scale measurement pipeline to evaluate the network security of Android apps. WireWatch measures apps' usage of plaintext network traffic and non-standard, ...

Abstract: The recent surge in popularity of smart handheld devices, including smart-phones and tablets, has given rise to new challenges in protection of Personal Identifiable Information (PII).

Apple has taken a first step toward blocking the ability of third parties to read messages sent between iPhone and Android. Apple has recently began testing a new technology that enables encryption of ...

After initial attempts between iPhones with end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for the SMS successor Rich Communication Services (RCS) under iOS 26.4 Beta 1, Apple is now starting “real” tests of the ...

Apple’s iOS 26.4 beta introduces encrypted RCS messaging on iPhones, but cross-platform Android security support remains uncertain for now. Apple is gradually strengthening the security of RCS ...

After the first beta was iPhone to iPhone only, the second iOS 26.4 developer beta lets iPhones and Androids trade fully encrypted RCS messages for the first time. You may recall that in the first iOS ...