New auto-starting malware on the Google Play Store has been identified. HiddenAds Android Malware The malware is propagated with the help of malicious apps masquerading themselves as cleaner and optimization apps for device management. The Android apps were distributed on…
A new report sheds some light on an extensive fake Android app campaign that distributes the Facestealer spyware. New Campaign of Fake Android Apps Delivers Facestealer Spyware First documented in July 2021, the malware is designed to steal logins and…
SharkBot is a new Android trojan (and botnet) capable of accessing various features on breached devices to obtain credentials related to banking and cryptocurrency platforms. Users in Italy, the U.K. and the U.S. have been targeted so far. The Android…
Security researchers detected a global, large-scale premium SMS campaign that leverages 151 malicious Android apps downloaded 10.5 million times. The end goal of the campaign, called UltimaSMS, is to trick users into premium subscription services without their knowledge or consent.…
A nefarious Android trojan, called GriftHorse and hidden in an agressive mobile premium services campaign has stolen hundreds of millions of Euros. The discovery comes from Zimperium zLabs researchers who discovered the trojan has been using malicious Android applications to…
A new mobile banking Trojan has just surfaced. Called ERMAC, the malware appears to be coined by the BlackRock cybercriminals and is based on the roots of the infamous Cerberus. “If we investigate ERMAC, we can find out that ERMAC…
How effective are Android anti-virus applications? A new research sheds light on how popular AV programs for Android fail to secure devices against various malware permutations. “The number of Android malware variants (clones) are on the rise and, to stop…
A new vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox for Android was just discovered. The vulnerability was made public by security researcher Lukas Stefanko who disclosed it in a Twitter alert. The vulnerability is high-risk and it can lead to remote code execution.…
The TikTok Android application has been found to exploit the Play Store services in order to bundle personalized advertising without the users consent. This practice is officially banned by Google for all applications uploaded on their repository. TikTok Collects Private…
Samsung’s Find My Mobile feature which is part of the Galaxy series of smartphones has been found to include several security vulnerabilities. According to the available report by taking advantage of them hackers can manipulate the devices into running malicious…
A new dangerous Android vulnerability has been identified by security experts and named Achilles. The reports indicate that devices powered by Qualcomm chipsets are affected: more than 400 bugs have been discovered. The Achilles Android Vulnerability Found in Qualcomm Devices…
The Twitter development team announced that they have recently discovered and fixed a serious security issue in their Android client. They have found out that attackers could have used a malicious app in order to lookup private Twitter data using…
Android users in Android should stay on alert for Android ransomware that poses as a mobile COVID-19 tracer software made for Canadian citizens. The collected samples are categorized to come from the CryoCaptor ransomware family which is a dangerous group…
A new highly dangerous, critical vulnerability was identified in the Android operating system. The vulnerability resembles the StrandHogg flaw, revealed last year, but is even more sophisticated. Dubbed StrandHogg 2.0 and also known as CVE-2020-0096, the vulnerability affects all Android…
Just like any other form of malware, Android malware is also evolving, thus becoming more versatile in the damage it does. The latest strain of such malware is strictly after financial data while in the meantime conducting spy operations. The…
A coronavirus app is collecting sensitive information from Iranian people, including real-time geo-location, reported Iranian researcher Nariman Gharib. Coronavirus App Spying on Iranian People The researcher believes that the app was released by the Iranian Ministry of Health via SMS,…
CVE-2020-0022 is a potentially dangerous remote code execution vulnerability in Bluetooth. The bug is one of the fixes in the February security updates for Android. The flaw was unearthed and reported by German security researchers from ERNW. CVE-2020-0022: What Is…
The CoyBot Android Trojan which is a well-known threat in Brazil continues with its attacks against end users The first campaigns were first detected in October 2018 and since then other campaigns have been occasionally reappeared. The latest activity has…
The xHelper Android Trojan which is one of the dangerous threats has gained widespread popularity among hackers and has become among the top 10 viruses for Google’s operating system. It can hide itself from security software or the user and…
Great news for bug bounty hunters – Google has announced that its Android Security Rewards (ASR) program is increasing its payouts. The highest bounty is now $1.5 million. Did you know? The Android Security Rewards (ASR) program was created in…
