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 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 18, 2022
Google introduces Privacy Sandbox on Android aimed at leading to more private advertising solutions for mobile users. Google announced Privacy Sandbox on Android to limit user data sharing and prevent the use of cross-app identifiers. The company states that the Privacy Sandbox technologies are still in development. “Privacy Sandbox on Android will strengthen privacy, while […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 28, 2022
Finland Ministry for Foreign Affairs revealed that devices of Finnish diplomats have been infected with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs revealed that the devices of some Finnish diplomats have been compromised with the infamous NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. The diplomats were targeted with the popular surveillance software as part of a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 25, 2022
A new version of the BRATA malware implements a functionality to perform a factory reset of the device to wipe all data. The new version of the BRATA Android malware supports new features, including GPS tracking and a functionality to perform a factory reset on the device. Security experts at Kaspersky discovered the Android RAT […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 09, 2022
The Swiss army has banned all instant messaging apps, including Signal, Telegram, and WhatsApp, recommending the use of the Threema app. The Swiss army has banned foreign instant messaging apps such as Signal, Telegram, and WhatsApp and only allows its members to use the Threema messaging app, which is developed in Switzerland. Threema is the instant […]
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