Android OEMs lie about security patches on software updates

In some cases, Security Research Labs says that manufacturers simply just moved the date of the patch level forward without executing the patches themselves.

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‘chaiOS’ bug can break your iPhone’s Messages app and freeze your device with a link

A newly discovered iPhone vulnerability dubbed chaiOS allows anyone to mess with your Messages app by simply texting you a harmless-looking link.

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A meltdown of epic proportions before CES 2018 | #PNWeekly 286 (LIVE at 3p ET)

We talk about the next major component-level bugs to hit our industry as well as Apple, LG and the iPhones of today and tomorrow on our show!

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Unreported Tizen vulnerabilities believed to be in the dozens

The operating system that Samsung wants to replace Android with on its smartphones is ripe with hacking holes and old code.

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