Pierluigi Paganini
May 05, 2022
Google released the May security bulletin for Android, 2022-05-05 security patch level, which fixed an actively exploited Linux kernel flaw. Google has released the second part of the May Security Bulletin for Android, which includes a fix for an actively exploited Linux kernel vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-22600. The CVE-2021-22600 is a privilege escalation issue that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 26, 2022
An interesting article published by The Intercept reveals the secretive business of a US surveillance firm named Anomaly Six. When we speak about the secretive business of surveillance businesses we often refer to the powerful tools developed by Israeli firms like NSO Group and Candiru, but many other firms operates in the shadow like the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 21, 2022
A critical RCE flaw in Android devices running on Qualcomm and MediaTek chipsets could allow access to users’ media files. Security researchers at Check Point Research have discovered a critical remote code execution that affects the implementation of the Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) in Android devices running on Qualcomm and MediaTek chipsets. The ALAC […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 19, 2022
Researchers reported that threat actors leveraged a new zero-click iMessage exploit to install NSO Group Pegasus on iPhones belonging to Catalans. Researchers from Citizen Lab have published a report detailing the use of a new zero-click iMessage exploit, dubbed HOMAGE, to install the NSO Group Pegasus spyware on iPhones belonging to Catalan politicians, journalists, academics, and activists. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 09, 2022
Experts discovered malicious Android apps on the Google Play Store masqueraded as antivirus solutions spreading the SharkBot Trojan. Researchers from the Check Point Research (CPR) team discovered several malicious Android apps on the official Google Play Store masqueraded as antivirus solutions that were used to deliver the SharkBot banking Trojan. Sharkbot is an information stealer steals used […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 07, 2022
Experts discovered a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-22292, which can be exploited to compromise Android 9, 10, 11, and 12 devices. Researchers from mobile cybersecurity firm Kryptowire discovered a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-22292, in Android 9, 10, 11, and 12 devices. The vulnerability resides in the pre-installed Phone app that executes with system privileges on Samsung […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 09, 2022
Samsung confirmed that threat actors had access to the source code of its Galaxy smartphones in recent security breach. Samsung this week disclosed a data breach, threat actors had access to internal company data, including the source code of Galaxy models. Last week the Lapsus$ ransomware gang claimed to have stolen a huge trove of sensitive data […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 07, 2022
SharkBot banking malware was able to evade Google Play Store security checks masqueraded as an antivirus app. SharkBot is a banking trojan that has been active since October 2021, it allows to steal banking account credentials and bypass multi-factor authentication mechanisms. The malware was spotted at the end of October by researchers from cyber security firms […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 21, 2022
Xenomorph Android trojan has been observed distributed via the official Google Play Store targeting 56 European banks. Researchers from ThreatFabric have spotted a new Android banking trojan, dubbed Xenomorph, distributed via the official Google Play Store that has over 50,000 installations. The banking Trojan was used to target 56 European banks and steal sensitive information from […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 21, 2022
Crooks abuse some SMS PVA services that allow their customers to create disposable user accounts to conduct malicious activities. While investigating SMS PVA services (phone-verified account services), Trend Micro researchers discovered a rogue platform using a botnet of thousands of Android devices used to carry out malicious activities. SMS PVA services provide alternative mobile numbers […]
