News in the Mobile category

Android and iOS apps with 15 million installs extort loan seekers

Over 280 Android and iOS apps on the Google Play and the Apple App stores trapped users in loan schemes with misleading terms and employed various methods to extort and harass borrowers.
- Bill Toulas
- November 30, 2022
- 08:00 AM
- 0
Malicious Android app found powering account creation service

A fake Android SMS application, with 100,000 downloads on the Google Play store, has been discovered to secretly act as an SMS relay for an account creation service for sites like Microsoft, Google, Instagram, Telegram, and Facebook
- Bill Toulas
- November 28, 2022
- 05:52 PM
- 0
Mali GPU ‘patch gap’ leaves Android users vulnerable to attacks

A set of five exploitable vulnerabilities in Arm's Mali GPU driver remain unfixed months after the chip maker patched them, leaving potentially millions of Android devices exposed to attacks.
- Bill Toulas
- November 23, 2022
- 10:59 AM
- 0
Android file manager apps infect thousands with Sharkbot malware

A new collection of malicious Android apps posing as harmless file managers had infiltrated the official Google Play app store, infecting users with the Sharkbot banking trojan.
- Bill Toulas
- November 22, 2022
- 11:04 AM
- 0
Apps with over 3 million installs leak 'Admin' search API keys

Researchers discovered 1,550 mobile apps leaking Algolia API keys, risking the exposure of sensitive internal services and stored user information.
- Bill Toulas
- November 21, 2022
- 10:04 AM
- 1
DuckDuckGo now lets all Android users block trackers in their apps

DuckDuckGo for Android's 'App Tracking Protection' feature has reached open beta, allowing all Android users to block third-party trackers across all their installed apps.
- Bill Toulas
- November 16, 2022
- 08:00 AM
- 6
42,000 sites used to trap users in brand impersonation scheme

A malicious for-profit group named 'Fangxiao' has created a massive network of over 42,000 web domains that impersonate well-known brands to redirect users to sites promoting adware apps, dating sites, or 'free' giveaways.
- Bill Toulas
- November 14, 2022
- 11:59 AM
- 0
Android phone owner accidentally finds a way to bypass lock screen

Cybersecurity researcher David Schütz accidentally found a way to bypass the lock screen on his fully patched Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 5 smartphones, enabling anyone with physical access to the device to unlock it.
- Bill Toulas
- November 12, 2022
- 10:07 AM
- 5
New BadBazaar Android malware linked to Chinese cyberspies

A previously undocumented Android spyware tool named 'BadBazaar' has been discovered targeting ethnic and religious minorities in China, most notably the Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
- Bill Toulas
- November 11, 2022
- 11:26 AM
- 0
U.S. govt employees exposed to mobile attacks from outdated Android, iOS

Roughly half of all Android-based mobile phones used by state and local government employees are running outdated versions of the operating system, exposing them to hundreds of vulnerabilities threat actors can leverage to perform cyberattacks.
- Bill Toulas
- November 02, 2022
- 11:11 AM
- 3
Malicious Android apps with 1M+ installs found on Google Play

A set of four malicious applications currently available in Google Play, the official store for the Android system, are directing users sites that steal sensitive information or generate 'pay-per-click' revenue for the operators.
- Bill Toulas
- November 01, 2022
- 04:03 PM
- 6
Android malware droppers with 130K installs found on Google Play

A set of Android malware droppers were found infiltrating the Google Play store to install malicious programs by pretending to be app updates.
- Bill Toulas
- October 28, 2022
- 06:00 AM
- 0
Drinik Android malware now targets users of 18 Indian banks

A new version of the Drinik Android banking trojan targets 18 Indian banks, masquerading as the country's official tax management app to steal victims' personal information and banking credentials.
- Bill Toulas
- October 27, 2022
- 01:10 PM
- 0
New Samsung Maintenance Mode protects your data during phone repairs

After a successful pilot program in Korea, Samsung is now rolling out 'Maintenance Mode' to select Galaxy devices globally, to help users protect their sensitive data when they hand over their smartphones at service points.
- Bill Toulas
- October 25, 2022
- 11:24 AM
- 0
Typosquat campaign mimics 27 brands to push Windows, Android malware

A massive, malicious campaign is underway using over 200 typosquatting domains that impersonate twenty-seven brands to trick visitors into downloading various Windows and Android malware.
- Bill Toulas
- October 23, 2022
- 10:17 AM
- 1
Hacking group updates Furball Android spyware to evade detection

A new version of the 'FurBall' Android spyware has been found targeting Iranian citizens in mobile surveillance campaigns conducted by the Domestic Kitten hacking group, also known as APT-C-50.
- Bill Toulas
- October 20, 2022
- 05:30 AM
- 0
Android leaks some traffic even when 'Always-on VPN' is enabled

Mullvad VPN has discovered that Android leaks traffic every time the device connects to a WiFi network, even if the "Block connections without VPN," or "Always-on VPN," features is enabled.
- Bill Toulas
- October 11, 2022
- 03:48 PM
- 3
New Android malware 'RatMilad' can steal your data, record audio

A new Android spyware named 'RatMilad' was discovered targeting mobile devices in the Middle East, used to spy on victims and steal data.
- Bill Toulas
- October 05, 2022
- 07:00 AM
- 3
New Iranian hacking group APT42 deploys custom Android spyware

A new Iranian state-sponsored hacking group known as APT42 has been discovered using a custom Android malware to spy on targets of interest.
- Bill Toulas
- September 07, 2022
- 10:18 AM
- 0
Damart clothing store hit by Hive ransomware, $2 million demanded

Damart, a French clothing company with over 130 stores across the world, is being extorted for $2 million after a cyberattack from the Hive ransomware gang.
- Bill Toulas
- September 02, 2022
- 12:25 PM
- 0