News in the Mobile category

Over 60,000 Android apps secretly installed adware for past six months

Over 60,000 Android apps disguised as legitimate applications have been quietly installing adware on mobile devices while remaining undetected for the past six months.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 06, 2023
- 03:10 PM
- 2
Android security update fixes Mali GPU bug exploited as zero-day

Google has released the monthly security update for the Android platform, adding fixes for 56 vulnerabilities, five of them with a critical severity rating and one exploited since at least last December.
- Bill Toulas
- June 06, 2023
- 09:19 AM
- 0
New tool scans iPhones for 'Triangulation' malware infection

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has released a tool to detect if Apple iPhones and other iOS devices are infected with a new 'Triangulation' malware.
- Bill Toulas
- June 05, 2023
- 01:58 PM
- 2
SpinOk Android malware found in more apps with 30 million installs

The SpinOk malware was found in a new batch of Android apps on Google Play, reportedly installed an additional 30 million times.
- Bill Toulas
- June 05, 2023
- 12:50 PM
- 1
Russia says US hacked thousands of iPhones in iOS zero-click attacks

Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says some iPhones on its network were hacked using an iOS vulnerability that installed malware via iMessage zero-click exploits. Russia blames these attacks on US intelligence agencies.
- Bill Toulas
- June 01, 2023
- 12:11 PM
- 10
Android apps with spyware installed 421 million times from Google Play

A new Android malware distributed as an advertisement SDK has been discovered in multiple apps, many previously on Google Play and collectively downloaded over 400 million times.
- Bill Toulas
- May 30, 2023
- 10:38 AM
- 8
Predator: Looking under the hood of Intellexa’s Android spyware

Security researchers at Cisco Talos and the Citizen Lab have presented a new technical analysis of the commercial Android spyware 'Predator' and its loader 'Alien,' sharing its data-theft capabilities and other operational details.
- Bill Toulas
- May 25, 2023
- 02:57 PM
- 1
Android phones are vulnerable to fingerprint brute-force attacks

Researchers at Tencent Labs and Zhejiang University have presented a new attack called 'BrutePrint,' which brute-forces fingerprints on modern smartphones to bypass user authentication and take control of the device.
- Bill Toulas
- May 21, 2023
- 10:12 AM
- 3
Cybercrime gang pre-infects millions of Android devices with malware

A cybercriminal tracked as the "Lemon Group" has been infecting millions of Android-based smartphones, watches, TVs, and TV boxes, with a malware strain named 'Guerilla.'
- Bill Toulas
- May 18, 2023
- 05:40 PM
- 4
Parental control app with 5 million downloads vulnerable to attacks

Kiddowares 'Parental Control - Kids Place' app for Android is impacted by multiple vulnerabilities that could enable attackers to upload arbitrary files on protected devices, steal user credentials, and allow children to bypass restrictions without the parents noticing.
- Bill Toulas
- May 16, 2023
- 09:44 AM
- 0
New Android FluHorse malware steals your passwords, 2FA codes

A new Android malware called 'FluHorse' has been discovered, targeting users in Eastern Asia with malicious apps that imitate legitimate versions.
- Bill Toulas
- May 05, 2023
- 02:39 PM
- 0
New Fleckpe Android malware installed 600K times on Google Play

A new Android subscription malware named 'Fleckpe' has been spotted on Google Play, the official Android app store, disguised as legitimate apps downloaded over 620,000 times.
- Bill Toulas
- May 04, 2023
- 03:12 PM
- 2
Android Minecraft clones with 35M downloads infect users with adware

A set of 38 Minecraft copycat games on Google Play infected devices with the Android adware 'HiddenAds' to stealthily load ads in the background to generate revenue for its operators.
- Bill Toulas
- April 27, 2023
- 03:42 PM
- 0
New Chameleon Android malware mimics bank, govt, and crypto apps

A new Android trojan called 'Chameleon' has been targeting users in Australia and Poland since the start of the year, mimicking the CoinSpot cryptocurrency exchange, an Australian government agency, and the IKO bank.
- Bill Toulas
- April 17, 2023
- 08:46 AM
- 0
Kyocera Android app with 1M installs can be abused to drop malware

A Kyocera Android printing app is vulnerable to improper intent handling, allowing other malicious applications to abuse the flaw to download and potentially install malware on devices.
- Bill Toulas
- April 12, 2023
- 02:19 PM
- 0
Cybercriminals charge $5K to add Android malware to Google Play

Malware developers have created a thriving market promising to add malicious Android apps to Google Play for $2,000 to $20,000, depending on the type of malicious behavior cyber criminals request.
- Bill Toulas
- April 11, 2023
- 11:30 AM
- 0
Google Pixel flaw allowed recovery of redacted, cropped images

An 'Acropalypse' flaw in Google Pixel's Markup tool made it possible to partially recover edited or redacted screenshots and images, including those that have been cropped or had their contents masked, for the past five years.
- Bill Toulas
- March 20, 2023
- 10:54 AM
- 0
FakeCalls Android malware returns with new ways to hide on phones

Android malware 'FakeCalls' is circulating again in South Korea, imitating phone calls for over 20 financial organizations and attempting to fool targets into giving away their credit card details.
- Bill Toulas
- March 16, 2023
- 03:36 PM
- 0
Xenomorph Android malware now steals data from 400 banks

The Xenomorph Android malware has released a new version that adds significant capabilities to conduct malicious attacks, including a new automated transfer system (ATS) framework and the ability to steal credentials for 400 banks.
- Bill Toulas
- March 10, 2023
- 05:24 AM
- 0
Android March 2023 update fixes two critical code execution flaws

Google has released March 2023 security updates for Android, fixing a total of 60 flaws, and among them, two critical-severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities impacting Android Systems running versions 11, 12, and 13.
- Bill Toulas
- March 07, 2023
- 09:48 AM
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