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There is a new trend where robbers will kidnap people and keep them in captivity for days, transferring money away from the bank account. I'm looking for a completely secure way of hiding apps in Android. I'm talking root-level hide. These robbers are experts, and they are aware of the common "Hidden Apps" solutions. The ideal solution couldn't be found with Hidden Apps Detector, "Home Screen Settings -> Hidden Apps", etc. The ideal solution would be to open the app through the filesystem or to enter a password to view the app. The app can't be listed as a possible app to be uninstalled/cl ..read more

I got a new phone, and it shipped with a myriad of CA certificates. I don't think I can trust them all. Is there an app to validate which certs match the ones AOSP ships, and remove the ones that don't? submitted by /u/bryandkaplan [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

For a little over an hour I got text messages that looked like this every few seconds: ERROR 0975432 UNKNOWN NUMBER BLOCKED SPAM OVERLOADED. Can anyone explain this to me? submitted by /u/Previous_Link1347 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Security Update reverted backwards?...I think.... I have a Moto Power G 2022 through Walmart and Straight Talk and its about a month or 2 old. The thing is I finally got it to Update through the Settings app..under this heading there are 4 types of updates which says from top to bottom Google PlayProtect..then beneath that Security Update (May 1 2022) ..then beneath that Find My Device (On) ...and finally below that on the bottom Google Play system update (June1 2022). They were all green colored (updated) except Security Update ( which has reverted back to the red color( not updated???). The ..read more

I am no politician.. I just want to know, they say their exploit is able to fully hack into any Android/iPhone? I know no system is 100% secure but how there can be spywares like that? submitted by /u/depaul9 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I put togther some notes on android security/privacy and some protections. to get a thread going on android security/privacy and possible protections. ​ android possible infection vectors: (and some mitigation) ​ 1: web ads, malvertising 2: 3rd party app stores 3: untrusted wifi networks, MiTM or or SSL injection 4: targetd APT attacks, espionage 5: malware in APKs in playstore 1-5 from: https://cujo.com/android-malware/ ​ More traditional vectors: - phishing and email/messaging borne attacks with attachments and URL links. - evil maid, and other physical handle attacks. - trick user into run ..read more

So I am trying to decide between the Google Pixel 6 Pro vs the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. Device security is very important to me, so much so that it could be the deciding factor for me with this choice. I watched this video that summarizes the security architecture of the Google Pixel 6 Pro and it makes me believe that should choose the Pixel. My question is, is this really a good way to choose between the phones? My guess is that it probably isn't; from my layman's understanding of security, a person's overall "security profile" is determined by their total collection of all devices and all ..read more

Friend of mine is getting explicit ads on her Android 11 phone, thinks she clicked on something her mom sent her or more likely her mom's phone was infected and it texted her. Anyway, I haven't had a chance to go see the phone in person yet but I have a Bitdefender Total Security subscription, and I had her install a copy (i have 15 licenses) but it scanned the device and said there's nothing wrong? Is there a better product for this kind of issue? I don't know if its adware or an actual virus, the former is usually more common but I've not kept up with what's floating around these days if th ..read more

Ok, so my Mother and father was sitting in the waiting room at the hospital today. My father had put his galaxy A20? smartphone on the table between them. This dude behind them asked my father if that was a smartphone and pointed to the phone on the table. To which my father replied yes. Then the dude asked if he could borrow it and my father, without thinking, unlocked it and handed it to him. A few min later he got it back and they both went their seperate ways to their hospital appointments. Now later when i spoke to him today, he told me and my brother about this and i instantly became su ..read more