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Fortnite fury over how Google handled its huge security hole

Fortnite fury over how Google handled its security hole

Published August 27, 2018 2:32 pm in Android, Google, Malware 2

Epic Games isn’t happy about how Google handled the disclosure of the serious security vulnerability in Fortnite.

Smashing Security #090: Fortnite for Android, and the FCC’s DDoS BS

Published August 9, 2018 12:17 am in Android, Denial of Service, Google, Law & order, Malware, Podcast, Privacy 1

Fortnite players are told they’ll have to disable a security setting on Android, the FCC finally admits that it wasn’t hit by a DDoS attack, and Verizon’s VPN smallprint raises privacy concerns.

All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast hosted by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by David Bisson.

You’ll have to disable a recommended Android security setting to install Fortnite

Author: Graham Cluley

Published August 6, 2018 12:13 pm in Android, Google, Malware 1

Encouraging Android users to download apps from non-official sources is not a good idea from the security point of view, but Epic Games wants to maximise its profits.