Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...

Numo has launched a free, open-source Android tap-to-pay app powered by Cashu that lets merchants accept Bitcoin via NFC and Lightning with no extra hardware or platform fees. Bitcoin payments are ...

Pick up any modern smartphone, and you know to expect it to support the familiar cast of wireless standards. It’s got to have cellular communication, obviously, as well as Wi-Fi. And right after those ...

Two PyPI packages hid a Base64 downloader in a compressed Basque dictionary, delivering a Python RAT to ~1,000 users via updatenet.work (RouterHosting/Cloudzy). The ...

Abstract: For mobile payments using Near Field Communication (NFC), a Secure Element (SE) is the preferred place to securely store cardholder data. This paper summarizes shortcomings in Global ...

Abstract: Adware represents a pervasive threat in the mobile ecosystem, yet its inherent characteristics have been largely overlooked by previous research. This work takes a crucial step towards ...

If you’re wondering what is NFC on Android, you’re looking at one of the most useful features built into modern smartphones. NFC stands for Near Field Communication, and it’s the technology that lets ...

With the smart lock installed, it always felt like owning a door that recognized my face as reliably as my wife did. But one day, it forgot me. After No-Shave November, I faced it clean-shaven, and it ...

Smartphone banking has made life easier, but it has also opened new opportunities for cybercriminals. Over the past few years, we have seen Android malware steal passwords, intercept OTPs, and even ...

Cyble researchers have identified a new NFC relay attack campaign targeting users in Brazil. Dubbed “RelayNFC,” Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) researchers identified five phishing sites ...

If you’re an Android user in New York, there’s a new warning you’ll definitely want to pay attention to. The New York State Sheriff’s Association is sounding the alarm about a phone scam that’s not ...