Google is warning a critical vulnerability found in its Media Framework warrants extra attention by security minded Android users.

A new strain of mobile malware found on an array of apps can pull out sensitive data – including audio recordings – from Android phones.

Apple said it is working on a fix for the latest text bomb bug that crashes a number of iOS and Mac apps that display specific Telugu language characters.   

Lenovo issued a security bulletin Friday warning customers of two previously disclosed critical Broadcom vulnerabilities impacts 25 models of its popular ThinkPad laptops.

Apple said the leak of its iBoot source will have little to no impact on iOS device security.

The move adds to Google’s efforts against malicious apps on the Play store.

Hotspot Shield has been downloaded more than 500 million times, according to its creator AnchorFree.

The botnet uses port scanning code from Mirai, a first for Android-related attacks, according to researchers.

In 2017 Google removed apps that violated the Google Play policies because they were malicious, purposely copied a more popular app or served up inappropriate content.

The use of HTTP for photo transport and a flaw in Tinder’s use of HTTPS can leave users exposed, Checkmarx says.