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Dangerous new Android malware is adding fake contacts to your phone while draining bank accounts

A new Android malware strain is making the rounds online that makes it incredibly difficult to distinguish who’s actually calling you as it was recently updated with the ability to add fake contacts ...

Here's your first look at the slick animation for Android’s NameDrop-style contact sharing feature

Here's an exclusive first look at the new animation for Google's upcoming NameDrop-style contact-sharing feature for Android.
Forbes

Warning Issued As Android Attack Turns Your Contacts Into Hackers

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. No sooner has Google published a critical threat advisory ...
Android Authority

Android 17 is building a new Contacts Picker to keep your address book private

Google is developing a new Contacts Picker tool for Android 17 to fix the current all-or-nothing contacts permission. This tool will allow you to share specific contacts with an app, rather than your ...
Bleeping Computer

Android malware Crocodilus adds fake contacts to spoof trusted callers

The latest version of the 'Crocodilus' Android malware has introduced a new mechanism that adds a fake contact to an infected device's contact list to deceive victims when they receive calls from the ...

Google's new Android 16 upgrades make a strong case for sticking with Pixel or Samsung

Google has announced that it's moving away from a single, yearly update of its Android mobile operating system to more frequent releases throughout the year. To kick things off, the company revealed a ...