Android Alert: 50 Google Play Apps Linked to ‘NoVoice’ Malware Reached 2.3M Downloads

Feed of April 2026 security headlines: multiple high-impact incidents and active exploits. Key items include an actively exploited Chrome zero-day (CVE-2026-5281) prompting urgent updates; Apple issuing a rare iOS 18 patch for the ‘DarkSword’ exploit that could affect up to ~270M iPhones; 50 Google Play apps infected with NoVoice Android malware (≈2.3M downloads) targeting outdated devices; a China-linked breach of an FBI surveillance system declared a “major incident”; and a Hasbro cyberattack taking systems offline. Other notable threats: WhatsApp-delivered Windows malware, TP-Link router RŌ