Apple is battling the US government over accessing locked devices in at least 10 cases around the United States, in addition to the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino attackers. [Read More]

Apple said it would accept having a panel of experts consider access to encrypted devices if US authorities drop efforts to force it to help break into the iPhone of a California attacker. [Read More]

Xbot is an Android Trojan that infects applications and is said to be regularly updated. The malware is capable of mimicking the login pages of banking apps to steal user credentials, can remotely lock devices, steal SMS messages and contact information, intercept messages, and parse SMS messages from banks. [Read More]

A new piece of Android ransomware has emerged, capable of locking devices, changing PINs, and even fully wiping user data via factory resets, Symantec researchers warn. [Read More]