BTMOB Android malware service generates custom phishing payloads

An Android remote access trojan named BTMOB is offered to cybercriminals with a builder interface for generating malware ...
PCMag

First VPN Seized by European Authorities Over Organized Crime Links

The FBI said the VPN had been used by 'at least 25 ransomware groups,' including Avaddon, for activities including botnet ...

Android 16 VPN bug turns apps installed on your phone into a leaky sink

Android 16 has a bug that lets apps route traffic outside your VPN tunnel and expose your real IP address, even with strict VPN settings enabled.
Decrypt

This Open-Source Phone AI Agent Sees, Hears and Acts—All Without Touching the Cloud

Oppo's X-OmniClaw runs directly on your Android device, using the camera, screen, and microphone to execute real tasks inside ...
Hackaday

This Week In Security: Android Exposes ADB, ShinyHunters Get Paid, Robot Dogs, And More

Google has patched an Android ADB bug in the May security patch set. If you have a Pixel phone you should already have the patches, and most other major manufacturers should be close behind.
CNET

Android 16 Bug Allows Apps to Ignore VPNs and Leak IP Addresses

A VPN, or virtual private network, is software that encrypts your internet traffic and masks your IP address. It allows you to keep your online activity private from your internet service provider or ...
Forbes

New Android 16 VPN Bypass Confirmed—And There’s No Fix From Google

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
Android

Android 17 to Finally Let You Exclude Specific Apps from Your VPN Connection

Android 17 Beta 3 will bring a standardized, system-level split tunneling feature. With a single settings screen, users can easily exclude certain apps (like banking or streaming) from a VPN ...
9to5google

Android XR brings app pinning, resume, & auto-spatialization to Galaxy XR

Google is rolling out a new Android XR update that brings quality-of-life improvements to the Galaxy XR and new apps. Android XR now lets you pin apps directly to walls where they “will stay securely ...
Android

Apple’s Swift Language is Now Officially on Android to Break App Development Barriers

The latest Swift 6.3 update introduces the first official Swift SDK for Android. This allows developers to build native Android apps or integrate Swift code into existing Kotlin/Java projects. The ...
Android Authority

Android 17 could finally fix one of the most annoying VPN problems

Many popular VPNs like Nord, Surfshark, and others already offer split tunneling on Android, but implementations vary widely. The feature is often inconsistent, hidden in settings, or missing entirely ...
Engadget

Android will hide some app sideloading behind a new one-time security process

Developers will also be able to use a "limited distribution account" to share apps to small groups of people without verification. For the average Android users, the ability to sideload apps will now ...