Mobile App Security In the News

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Indian Navy bans smartphones, social media apps at naval bases

Ga. high court’s ruling on 200K-victim cyber attack could set precedent

Plenty of Fish app was leaking users’ hidden names and postal codes

It Seemed Like a Popular Chat App. It’s Secretly a Spy Tool.

US Navy bans TikTok from mobile devices saying it’s a cybersecurity threat

Twitter Fixes Bug in Android App That Could Let Hackers Hijack User Accounts

FBI assesses Russian apps may be counterintelligence threat

Soldiers with top-secret clearances say they were forced to use an app that could endanger them

FTC Brings First Case Against Developers of “Stalking” Apps

Alexa and Google Home abused to eavesdrop and phish passwords

Mercedes-Benz app glitch exposed car owners’ information to other users

Alleged mobile voting app hack linked to University of Michigan

Hacking attempt reported against West Virginia’s mobile voting app

Google Is Fined $170 Million for Violating Children’s Privacy on YouTube

City of York calls in cops over mobile app breach

Adult website data leak connected private users to content uploads

Twitter ‘fesses up to more adtech leaks

Monzo admits to storing payment card PINs in internal logs

New Android malware replaces legitimate apps with ad-infested doppelgangers

7-Eleven Japanese customers lose $500,000 due to mobile app flaw

Indecent disclosure: Gay dating app left “private” images, data exposed to Web

Many popular iPhone apps secretly record your screen without asking

Equifax, Western Union, Priceline settle with New York attorney general over insecure mobile apps

Air Canada confirms mobile app data breach

Under Armour says data hacked from 150M MyFitnessPal app accounts

Quest Diagnostics’ mobile app compromised in breach of 34,000 records

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