This Android Malware Can Root Your Device And Erase Everything

A new Android malware has been making waves recently that have the capability to gain root access on your smartphone and completely erase your phone's storage.



Dubbed Mazar BOT, the serious malware program is loaded with so many hidden capabilities that security researchers are calling it a dangerous malware that can turn your smartphone into a zombie inside hacker's botnet.



Mazar BOT

Google releases Security Patch for Android Stagefright 2.0 Vulnerability

Google reportedly fixed the latest round of Stagefright vulnerabilities in Android, pushing its latest over-the-air (OTA) update to Nexus devices.



Last week, researchers warned of Stagefright 2.0 vulnerability that affected more than one Billion Android devices dating back to the latest versions of the Android operating system.



The Stagefright bugs allowed hackers to take control of

Stagefright Bug 2.0 — One Billion Android SmartPhones Vulnerable to Hacking

Attention Android users!



More than 1 Billion Android devices are vulnerable to hackers once again – Thanks to newly disclosed two new Android Stagefright vulnerabilities.



Yes, Android Stagefright bug is Back…



…and this time, the flaw allows an attacker to hack Android smartphones just by tricking users into visiting a website that contains a malicious multimedia file, either MP3 or

New Android Vulnerable Lets Hackers Take Over Your Phone

This time Everything is Affected!



Yet another potentially dangerous vulnerability has reportedly been disclosed in the Google's mobile operating system platform – Android.



Android has been hit by a number of security flaws this month, including:

 Stagefright vulnerability that affects 950 Million Android devices worldwide
A critical mediaserver vulnerability that threatened to crash

Another Critical Flaw Affecting Almost All Android Devices

Two weeks ago, we reported about a critical mediaserver vulnerability that threatened to crash more than 55 percent of Android devices, making them unresponsive and practically unusable to perform most essential tasks.



Now, security researchers at Trend Micro have uncovered another flaw in the Android's mediaserver component that could be remotely exploited to install malware onto a target

Yet another Android vulnerability Discovered; Affects 55% Users

It seems like there isn’t any end to Android security flaws. After the discovery of the Stagefright vulnerability that allowed hackers to infect Millions of Android devices with just a maliciously-crafted message…



Researchers have now warned of another critical security hole in Google’s Android mobile operating system platform that impacts over 55 percent of all Android users.



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"Certifi-Gate" Android Vulnerability Lets Hackers Take Complete Control of Your Device

Android users are busy fighting with Stagefright vulnerability while the popular mobile operating system faces another critical security vulnerability, dubbed as “Certifi-Gate”.



Millions of Android devices could be hacked exploiting a plugin that comes pre-installed on your Android devices by the manufacturers.



Most of the Android device manufacturers pre-install ‘Remote Support Tool (

How to Hack Millions of Android Phones Using Stagefright Bug, Without Sending MMS

Earlier this week, security researchers at Zimperium revealed a high-severity vulnerability in Android platforms that allowed a single multimedia text message to hack 950 Million Android smartphones and tablets.



As explained in our previous article, the critical flaw resides in a core Android component called "Stagefright," a native Android media playback library used by Android to process

New Android Vulnerability Could Crash your Phones Badly

Bad week for Android. Just days after a critical Stagefright vulnerability was revealed in the widely popular mobile platform, another new vulnerability threatens to make most Android devices unresponsive and practically unusable to essential tasks.



Security researchers at Trend Micro have developed an attack technique that could ultimately crash more than 55 percent of Android phones,

Flawed Android Factory Reset Failed to Clear Private Data from Smartphones

If you’re planning to sell your old Android smartphone then you need to think again because there is a weakness in the Android Factory Reset option that could be exploited to recover your login credentials, text messages, emails and pictures even if you have wiped its memory clean.



Computer researchers at the University of Cambridge conducted a study on Android devices from 5 different