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  • Android and Google Pay Attack

    Android and Google Pay Attack

    You need to learn about the latest Android and Google Pay Attack after which MILLIONS of Samsung Galaxy phones are at risk from a “severe” flaw. And this could lead to hackers targeting Android payment systems such as Google Pay.

    Samsung phones across five generations, which range from the Galaxy S8 to the S21, are allegedly at risk from the flaw. This newfound flaw could let hackers steal keys used for secure payments made through systems like Google Pay.

    Android and Google Pay Attack?

    Security experts are warning that around 100million Samsung Galaxy devices. This includes the S21 phones, which are also at a risk from a “severe” security vulnerability. Security experts in Israel demonstrated two real-world attacks.

    Researchers were able to steal highly sensitive information from Samsung devices that supposedly were protected. Paul Ducklin, the principal research scientist at Sophos, told ThreatPost that Samsung coders had committed a “cardinal cryptographic sin”.

    The problem lay undiscovered for years until researchers from Tel-Aviv University located the vulnerability. Experts were also able to bypass FIDO2 authentication to gain access to passwords.

    A spokesperson for Samsung said: “Samsung takes the security of Galaxy devices seriously. We are constantly looking for ways to enhance the security of our products and welcome any input from research communities. We recommend our users to keep their devices updated with the latest software to enjoy safe and convenient Galaxy mobile experiences.”

    You will just have to wait and watch how Samsung addresses this issue in the coming days. But in the meanwhile for all those using these both payment methods beware.

  • Chromebook compatible apps

    Chromebook compatible apps

    Chromebook compatible apps from android might be on their way as the company is pushing developers to think about these dual-purpose apps. And the main reason behind this push seems to be due to a better Android app experience on large screen devices.

    A blog on the Chrome OS development website notes that 50 percent more people are using Android apps on Chromebooks year over year. And Google has rolled out many improvements for developers to create better Chromebook-compatible Android apps in 2021.

    Google executives Fahd Imtiaz and Sanj Nathwani, in the post, mention that it’s the company’s “top priority” to find ways to deliver a better app experience to users on Chromebooks, foldable phones, and tablets. To assist developers to build apps that provide a refined – smartphone-like – app experience.

    Chromebook compatible apps

    Google recently released Android 12, and many smartphones started adopting the new operating system. The Chromebooks were, in line, upgraded to Android 11 to ensure better app rendering, scaling, and resizing for the large screen.

    With support for Android 11, Chrome OS was improved for file sharing, which is now a “lot faster” courtesy of Android’s Nearby Share.

    Facilitating the developers further, Chromebooks running Chrome OS 93 or upwards, the post notes, can automatically run Android apps made for smartphones. When the device is in “phone or tablet orientations.” Depending on the preference, users can disable the feature.

    Along with this, there are a few other developer-centric features rolled out this year. That includes Unity game engine, Jetpack Compose 1.0, and UI toolkit. to allow the developers to create and facilitate experience on Chromebook.

    All these improvements are aligned with Google’s continuous attempt to streamline publishing on x86 and x86_64 based Chrome OS devices. Keep coming back for more updates as the story unfolds as we progress into the year 2022.