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SecurityNovember 2, 2026

Android 'SMS of Death' flaw: exploit code published for unpatched phones

A researcher has published exploit code for an Android flaw that can knock out your mobile network or crash your phone with a single data SMS. Phones without the October 2026 patch are exposed, and so are Android 12 and 13 devices, which never got it.

The F-Droid 2.0 Discover screen on an Android phone, showing app categories and the most-downloaded apps in the repository.

SoftwareSeptember 25, 2026

F-Droid 2.0: the free app store's biggest rebuild in ten years

F-Droid shipped version 2.0 of its app on 24 September 2026, the biggest rebuild of the free Android app store in ten years. Navigation, categories and search are all new: you can finally find an app without knowing its name first.

Decompiled Android application packages being scanned line by line for hard-coded credentials.

SecuritySeptember 12, 2026

Anthropic: Claude hijacked to scan 1.8 million Android apps for secrets

Anthropic has detailed eight months of malicious use of its model, including an automated chain that combed 1.8 million Android applications for hard-coded secrets. Initial access now happens in series.

Android 'SMS of Death' flaw: exploit code published for unpatched phones

F-Droid 2.0: the free app store's biggest rebuild in ten years

Anthropic: Claude hijacked to scan 1.8 million Android apps for secrets

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