Like most hacks, this discovery of a way to find an Android phone’s Google Wallet PIN requires a lot of initial access but is disturbing nonetheless. Google knows about the hack and is repairing it.

[Adam Outler] tipped us off about a cross-platform Android hacking suite he’s been working on. The project, which is called CASUAL, brings several things to the table. First and foremost it breaks ...

Google has urged Android users to act now to avoid hackers exploiting flaws in its software. The company issued a critical warning for all Android users, confirming that two high-severity ...

Researchers from Cambridge University have succeeded in capturing both PIN numbers and card details from supposedly tamper-proof PIN terminals. Saar Drimer and Steven Murdoch, overseen by Professor ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW (KRON) — New Android vulnerabilities put more than 1 billion devices at risk of remote hacking. The flaws are located in Android’s media processing components, and they can be exploited ...

Software bugs that allow attackers to bypass smartphone lockscreens are common enough for both Android and iOS devices, but like a fender bender on the highway, many of us can't resist the urge to ...

A security company is warning that PIN terminals across the country are dangerously open to thieves wanting to steal your card details. Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, covering the big ...

Hack exposes Google Wallet PIN A vulnerability within Google's NFC-based payment system, Wallet, has been exploited by a piece of proof-of-concept software that can expose a user's PIN in a matter of ...