News in the Mobile category

Android Patched to Protect Users from Getting Hacked via Headphones Connector

The Android Security Bulletin for March 2017 contains a bugfix for a unique security flaw exploitable via the headphones audio connector that could be leveraged to leak data from the device, break ASLR, reset phones to factory settings, or even access the Android HBOOT bootloader.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 10, 2017
- 05:10 PM
- 1
Highly Evolved Skinner Adware Found on the Google Play Store

Security researchers have spotted a new mobile adware family targeting Android devices, and yet again, an app infected with this threat managed to make its way into the Google Play Store.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 09, 2017
- 11:20 AM
- 0
Researchers Find 26 Security Flaws in 9 Popular Android Password Managers

A team of German security professionals has discovered 26 security flaws in nine of the world's most popular Android password managers.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 03, 2017
- 05:00 AM
- 0
Cerber Ransom Note Found in Two Android Apps on Google Play Store

Ransom notes from Cerber ransomware infections have been found inside the source code of two Android applications available on the official Google Play Store.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 02, 2017
- 10:45 AM
- 0
132 Google Play Store Apps Infected by Windows Malware

Security researchers have found traces of Windows malware inside 132 Android apps hosted on the official Google Play Store. According to security experts, all 132 apps contained a tiny iframe inside the source code of HTML pages showed at some point or another to their users.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 02, 2017
- 03:58 AM
- 0
Leaked Android Banking Trojan Spotted in Disguise on the Google Play Store

Just as security experts have predicted, the source code of a potent Android banking trojan that was leaked online in mid-December 2016, is now being seen in live attacks on a regular basis.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 24, 2017
- 12:30 AM
- 0
Android Ransomware Asks Victims to Speak Unlock Code

A new variant of the Lockdroid Android ransomware has chosen a unique way of unlocking devices by asking users to speak a code provided after paying the ransom.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 23, 2017
- 03:51 AM
- 1
8 Trends in Android Ransomware, According to ESET

Not everyone has the time of day to read an 18-page report on the state of Android ransomware, so that's why we read it for you and summarized its main findings below.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 21, 2017
- 08:15 AM
- 0
Users Continue to Install Malware on Their Phone 5 Years After Adobe Discontinued Flash for Android

It is unbelievable that almost five years after Adobe announced it would stop developing Flash Player for Android, users are still installing a non-existent piece of software, which in almost all cases is just malware in disguise.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 18, 2017
- 03:40 AM
- 2
'Android for Work' Security Containers Bypassed with Relative Ease

Mobile security experts from Skycure have found two methods for bypassing the security containers put around "Android for Work," allowing attackers to access business data saved in this seemingly secure environment.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 17, 2017
- 02:10 PM
- 0
Millions of Smart Cars Vulnerable Due to Insecure Android Apps

After testing seven Android apps from seven popular car makers, security experts from Kaspersky Lab concluded that many of these mobile applications contain basic security flaws that could facilitate the theft of modern, connected cars.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 17, 2017
- 04:07 AM
- 1
ISIS Supporters Targeted with Android OmniRAT Malware

Islamic State supporters are being targeted with a modified version of the Telegram Android app that contains a version of the OmniRAT remote access toolkit.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 16, 2017
- 10:30 AM
- 1
Windows 10 Mobile Bug Exposes Personal Photos on Locked Devices

A Brazilian man named Wallace Da Paula has discovered a bug in Windows 10 Mobile OS that lets anyone with access to your phone bypass your lockscreen passcode and access the device's image gallery.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 14, 2017
- 08:07 AM
- 0
Man Sues Uber After iOS App Bug Exposes His Affair

A French man is suing ride-sharing service Uber for €45 million after a bug in the company's iOS app sent notifications to his wife's phone, which exposed his affair and led to the couple's divorce.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 13, 2017
- 01:00 AM
- 1
Google Will Purge the Play Store of Android Apps Without a Valid Privacy Policy

Google plans to clean up the Play Store by limiting the visibility and even removing Android apps that don't have a listed privacy policy.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 09, 2017
- 04:20 AM
- 3
Android Ransomware Borrows One More Trick from Desktop Counterparts

The infamous Lockdroid ransomware has gained a new feature, a banality among desktop malware, but a never-before-seen trick for Android ransomware.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 06, 2017
- 07:55 PM
- 0
Deception Is the Main Strategy of Recent Android Adware

At Symantec's behest, Google has removed three Android apps from the Play Store because these apps used various tricks to fool security scanners and deliver unwanted ads to the people that installed them.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 04, 2017
- 04:23 AM
- 0
EU Announces End of All Roaming Charges Starting June 15

The European Union announced today an agreement between various regulating bodies and mobile carriers that will help eliminate in most part roaming charges across the EU space starting with June 15, 2016.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 01, 2017
- 11:05 AM
- 0
Android Pattern Locks Can Be Cracked Using Video Recordings

Scientists from universities in China and the UK have published research that details a novel method that breaks Android's pattern lock system based on videos of people entering their patterns from distances of up to nine meters away.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- January 26, 2017
- 03:07 PM
- 2
Android VPN Apps Caught Intercepting Traffic, Failing to Encrypt

New research released this week reveals that a large chunk of today Android VPN clients are a serious security and privacy risk, with some clients failing to encrypt traffic, and some even injecting ads in a customer's browsing experience.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- January 26, 2017
- 05:06 AM
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