New android ransomware using clickjacking to gain admin privilages

Now, another news on Android malwares and this time, it is on ransomwares. Hackers have found a way to get administrative privilages using these.

File-encrypting ransomwares have now targeted the Android devices. One such technique is the clickjacking technique that tricks the users to grant admin privilages. Clickjacking is a malicious technique of tricking the user to click something and thus getting access to the computer thereby revealing confidential information of the user's device. A clickjack will take an embedded form of code that has the potential to execute without the user's knowledge (like clicking a button that shows that you can download a file but executes some other function). 

As stated by pcworld, the ransomware applications targeting Android has been less significant due to its restrictions in application permissions. It is also stated that Android devices running on (atleast) 5.0 lollipop are protected from these ransomwares. But, most of the devices still run older versions of Android (older than lollipop). 

It's advised to all users to download applications only from trusted venders (or on Play Store which is highly recommended) to prevent any such ransomwares on your devices.

Amazing drone display enters Guinness

Recent CES 2016 saw the unveiling of the new technologies that included drones as the future of aviation and technology. Yuneec electronic aviation had developed a done with the help of Intel 6th generation processors. A drone display that used 100 drones was conducted that has entered the Guinness book of records. Here is the link of that video
https://youtu.be/mOBQXuu_5Zw

Lenevo to phase out motorola

Lenevo's acquisition of Motorola in 2014 will now result in disappearance of Motorola brand name from the smartphone market.
In his interaction at the CES 2016, Motorola Chief Operating Officer Rich Osterloh said that Motorola beans would be phased out this year. However, lenevo would use the Moto brand name for it's high-end smartphones and the Vibe brand name for its budget phones.

Google patches critical flaws in Android

Again you heard of the security flaw in Android. Last time, Google has fixed some security flaws which included the core part of the system. This time also, it include the core of the system.

Google has fixed a dozen security vulnerabilities of which 5 are rated critical.This time, Android 5.0 and later are the versions affected.

You might think that you would have heard this on this vulnerability before. That's because month after month, the "mediaserver" service remains the most problematic component of Android. Google has copied and pasted almost every word from the same text every month for every component affected.

The critical vulnerability affects the core part of (Android) software which has got the access to permissions that the third-party apps do not have. Another flaw that exists in handling of bluetooth and Wi-Fi handling of the Android software. Other flaws include those that affect the kernel.

While it's a good news that Google's own security team discovered the flaw, it's surely not good to hear that the most popular mobile operating system has been affected by critical flaws.