by dbadmin | Jan 12, 2026 | Android Security, Cybersecurity, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR A Redditor has shared what appears to be a more sophisticated IMEI scam. The user claimed that a stranger with Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses asked to make a call from their phone, but accessed the device’s IMEI number. It...
by dbadmin | Jan 12, 2026 | Cybersecurity, Instagram, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR A wave of password reset emails went out to Instagram users around the world over the weekend. Instagram claims there was no data breach, but rather an abuse of its reset system. Even Android Authority got multiple...
by dbadmin | Dec 15, 2025 | Cybersecurity, Google, News
TL;DR Google has let you scan the dark web for personal information revealed in breaches. That service is going away in early 2026. Google stops scanning for new data on January 15, and deletes all old report data on February 16. When security experts warn you to not...
by dbadmin | Nov 25, 2025 | Android Security, Cybersecurity, Malware, News
Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR A malware, called “Sturus,” has emerged, and it exploits Android’s accessibility features to spread on your phone even without you noticing. It gains access to your Android after being installed via an APK file, and then...
by dbadmin | Nov 11, 2025 | Android Security, Cybersecurity, Find Hub, Google, News
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR North Korean hackers have apparently used Google’s Find Hub to remotely track and wipe victims’ devices. A cybersecurity firm said the hackers initially compromised devices by sending malicious files via KakaoTalk. It’s...
by dbadmin | Oct 28, 2025 | Cybersecurity, Gmail, Google, News
TL;DR Threat intelligence firm Synthient recently aggregated a set of 183 million compromised accounts that were inaccurately attributed to a Gmail breach. Google denied the reports of a Gmail security event, claiming that people misunderstood the compilation of...
