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Researcher uses Dirty Pipe exploit to fully root a Pixel 6 Pro and Samsung S22

reader comments 24 with 21 posters participating Share this story A researcher has successfully used the critical Dirty Pipe vulnerability in Linux to fully root two models of Android phones—a Pixel 6 Pro and Samsung S22—in a hack that demonstrates the power of exploiting the newly discovered OS flaw. The researcher chose those two handset… Read More »

Android malware can factory reset phones after draining bank accounts

Getty Images reader comments 1 with 1 posters participating Share this story A banking-fraud trojan that has been targeting Android users for three years has been updated to create even more grief: besides draining bank accounts, the trojan can now activate a kill switch that performs a factory reset and wipes infected devices clean. Brata… Read More »

Google Play app with 500,000 downloads sent user contacts to Russian server

reader comments 61 with 43 posters participating, including story author Share this story An Android app with more than 500,000 downloads from Google Play has been caught hosting malware that surreptitiously sends users’ contacts to an attacker-controlled server and signs up users to pricey subscriptions, a security firm reported. The app, named Color Message, was… Read More »

DuckDuckGo wants to stop apps tracking you on Android

Enlarge / Gabriel Weinberg, creator of DuckDuckGo. Washington Post | Getty Images reader comments 13 with 10 posters participating Share this story At the end of April, Apple’s introduction of App Tracking Transparency tools shook the advertising industry to its core. iPhone and iPad owners could now stop apps from tracking their behavior and using their… Read More »

Latest Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier Trailer Highlights Five Classes

A brand new trailer for the upcoming mobile battle royale Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier was released during the 2021 Tokyo Game Show, highlighting some of the classes available to play as. RELATED: Final Fantasy Battle Royale Pre-Registration Begins The new trailer gives players a quick look at some gameplay from each of the classes,… Read More »

Wipeout Rush Announced, Features ‘Card-Based Racing’

Rogue Games is bringing back PlayStation’s iconic Wipeout series, but not in the way you expected. The next Wipeout iteration will be a mobile title coming to both iOS and Android called Wipeout Rush. While it’ll be similarly fleshed out to past iterations, as it features a single-player campaign, a soundtrack by Alastair Lyndsay, and 60 ships that come from past… Read More »

Pokémon Unite Releasing on Mobile Devices in September

Mobile phone users can finally rejoice as Nintendo and TiMi Studio Group announced on Wednesday that Pokémon Unite would be coming to mobile phones next month. RELATED: Pokémon Unite Update Buffs Greninja, Adds Blissey The hit multiplayer online battle arena game will be making its way to mobile devices on September 22, 2021. Preregistration for the… Read More »

Samsung has its own AI-designed chip. Soon, others will too

Getty Images reader comments 31 with 27 posters participating Share this story Samsung is using artificial intelligence to automate the insanely complex and subtle process of designing cutting-edge computer chips. The South Korean giant is one of the first chipmakers to use AI to create its chips. Samsung is using AI features in new software… Read More »

Apps with 5.8 million Google Play downloads stole users’ Facebook passwords

Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images reader comments 62 with 50 posters participating Share this story Google has given the boot to nine Android apps downloaded more than 5.8 million times from the company’s Play marketplace after researchers said these apps used a sneaky way to steal users’ Facebook login credentials. In a bid to win… Read More »