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mobile devices
iOSUpdate to iOS 12.4 right away
Six severe vulnerabilities in iMessage that allow remote code execution and data stealing with no user interaction? Sounds like a good reason to update to iOS 12.4 as soon as possible.
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spywareFinSpy — commercial spyware
FinSpy is spyware for Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and Linux that is sold legally. What it can do and how to defend yourself.
tipsHow to update apps on your smartphone
When the apps on your phone don’t update automatically, and you can’t find the right setting, we tell you where to look.
Out-of-office security
Employees going away for the winter break? We explain what to do to keep trips from turning into corporate data leaks.
androidMobile malware masked as porn apps
Adult content is an ace in the hole for cybercriminals attacking Android devices.
Taxi Trojans are on the way
Android Trojans have been mimicking banking apps, messengers, and social apps for a while. Taxi-booking apps are next on the list.
Rooting your Android: Advantages, disadvantages, and snags
Many users of devices running Android are tempted to root them. Here we explain the good and bad sides of having superuser rights.
Ztorg Trojan: Infect yourself for 5 cents
Applications that offer to pay you for installing other applications tend to shove malware at you.
Tizen OS: 40 new vulnerabilities
Samsung releases more and more devices with Tizen OS. At SAS 2017, we found out that this OS is highly insecure.
The secret life of apps
Modern Android users have, on average, 66 apps installed on their devices. Most of these apps start working without users launching them.
bloMobile banking Trojans, explained
Everything you need to know about mobile banking Trojans and how to fight them.
Guide for Pokémon Go Trojan catches Pokémon trainers
We discovered a Pokémon Go Trojan in Google Play. It had already been downloaded 500,000 times.
Top 5 weirdest Trojans: funny, scary, and strange
Once, hackers wrote malware just for the fun of it, but now Trojans are serious business. However, here are five modern, weird malware samples that may be funny and strange, but they are still very dangerous.
How Apple iOS stirs towards Android
Apple no longer encrypts the kernel of its iOS operating system. It seems that this is another step towards turning iOS into something similar to Android.
Married to our smartphones? For one man it’s become a reality
Research shows that nearly 40% of people rate their smartphone at least as important as their close friends. And one man recently even married his phone.
Charging your smartphone’s battery over USB can be dangerous
Charging your smartphone’s battery over USB can be dangerous: Thieves can steal your files, infect your smartphone with something nasty — or even brick it.
Anything you keep in your smartphone may be used against you in a court of law
Your smartphone knows everything about you: whom you call and what messages you send, which websites you visit and what photos you take, including even when and where you do it. This data may be used against you.
Kaspersky AdCleaner removes ads in your iPhone browser
It’s not the best idea to use Safari on your phone with no ad blocker at all. You can remedy this omission with the help of our new iOS app Kaspersky AdCleaner!
How banking Trojans bypass two-factor authentication
Are you sure that one-time SMS passwords reliably protect your mobile bank? Think again! In this article we explain how Trojans fool two-factor authentication.