Last week I wrote about an Android bug that would allow Samsung Galaxy S III to be wiped remotely just by visiting a malicious website. It has since been reported that a number of other Android ...

If you use an Android phone you may have heard of something called the USSD vulnerability. This allows a nasty piece of malicious software to reset your Android to its factory default settings and ...

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ESET, the leader in proactive protection celebrating 25 years of its technology this year, today announced the release of a special free app, ESET USSD Control, ...

Do you know the USSD codes? What about “Android secret codes”? These are characters to type on your phone to access information, do tests or access hidden menus. Let's see what it is and how to use it ...

A pair of Android vulnerabilities in ever version prior to KitKat could give an attacker the ability to make and end phone calls and send USSD codes using a malicious application. A pair of ...

Usually, you control your smartphone or tablet via the OS or app menus. However, certain functions can only be accessed using ...

A variation of the recently disclosed attack that can wipe data from Samsung Android devices when visiting a malicious Web page can also be used to disable the SIM cards from many Android phones, ...

Ever wondered about those USSD codes used by your phone company? Here's the complete list for Vodacom, MTN and Telkom.

This security flaw allows cybercriminals to potentially take control of millions of unprotected Android-based smartphones, essentially any device running Android 4.1.x or lower, through a text message ...