Carlina Teteris/Getty Images Android users in Singapore will not be able to download apps deemed to be unsafe, as Google looks to roll out fraud protection measures in collaboration with the local government. The move aims to combat a growing scam problem in the country, the first to trial the feature. Also: Singapore hit by […]
Feb 08, 2024NewsroomData Protection / Mobile Securit Google has unveiled a new pilot program in Singapore that aims to prevent users from sideloading certain apps that abuse Android app permissions to read one-time passwords and gather sensitive data. “This enhanced fraud protection will analyze and automatically block the installation of apps that may use sensitive […]
Hackers disrupted internet connectivity in public healthcare institutions in Singapore this week with distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, a health technology agency that oversees the institutions said. Synapxe, which manages operations of 46 public healthcare institutions in Singapore and around 1,400 community partners such as nursing homes and general practitioners, said there’s no evidence that public […]
SINGAPORE: The police on Wednesday (Sep 20) issued an advisory about a new variant of Android malware scams, where scammers would initiate a factory reset on infected devices after the malware executes unauthorised transactions on the phone’s i-banking app. There have been more than 750 cases of victims downloading the malware into their phones in the […]