Black & White Path
Black & White Path
Apr 14, 2026 · Information Security

How a Global Ad‑Based Tracking System Spies on Half a Billion Phones

An April 2026 investigation reveals Webloc, an ad‑intelligence geolocation platform that can monitor up to 500 million mobile devices in real time, retain three years of history, and is sold to law‑enforcement agencies worldwide, exposing serious privacy risks and a complex data‑broker supply chain.

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How a Global Ad‑Based Tracking System Spies on Half a Billion Phones
21CTO
21CTO
Mar 10, 2025 · Information Security

Malicious Ads Hijack GitHub and Phone‑Cleaning Apps Leak Your Data

Microsoft uncovered a malicious ad campaign that used pirated streaming sites and multi‑layer redirects to deliver GitHub‑hosted malware, while a separate Surfshark report revealed popular phone‑cleaning apps secretly sharing extensive user data with hundreds of third‑party partners.

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Malicious Ads Hijack GitHub and Phone‑Cleaning Apps Leak Your Data
OPPO Amber Lab
OPPO Amber Lab
Aug 1, 2023 · Information Security

AI, Bluetooth, and Database Fuzzing: Key Insights from ACM China Turing 2023

The 2023 ACM China Turing Conference in Wuhan gathered leading experts to discuss AI‑driven security, Bluetooth protocol flaws, database fuzz testing, mobile LLM threats, and proactive privacy computing, highlighting emerging challenges and collaborative solutions for trustworthy intelligent systems.

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AI, Bluetooth, and Database Fuzzing: Key Insights from ACM China Turing 2023