Attackers can exploit vulnerabilities in Android devices with Qualcomm chipsets in order to extract the encrypted keys that protect users’ data and run brute-force attacks against them. The attack was ...

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Hackers can use brute force to break into tens of millions of Android devices using full disk encryption, thanks to a series of security issues linked specifically to Android kernel flaws and Qualcomm ...

Google has a long-held ambition to make full-disk encryption mandatory on Android. It didn’t quite work for Lollipop—so it’s taking another stab with Marshmallow. With Android 5.0, attempts to roll ...

How do you sell a phone without giving away the data on it? If you’ve used a phone even briefly, it’s filled with all kinds of sensitive data, including passwords and login tokens alongside personal ...