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Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2021
Pareto Botnet, million infected Android devices conduct fraud in the CTV ad ecosystem

Researchers from Human Security have uncovered a huge botnet of Android devices being used to conduct fraud in the connected TV advertising ecosystem. Security researchers at Human Security (formerly White Ops) discovered a massive Android botnet, dubbed Pareto, used to conduct fraud in the Connected TV (CTV) advertising ecosystem. The Pareto botnet is composed of […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 21, 2021
WhatsApp Pink malware spreads via group chat messages

A WhatsApp malware dubbed WhatsApp Pink is able to automatically reply to victims’ Signal, Telegram, Viber, and Skype messages. A WhatsApp malware dubbed WhatsApp Pink has now been updated, authors have implemented the ability to automatically respond to victims’ Signal, Telegram, Viber, and Skype messages. WhatsApp Pink is a fake app that was first discovered this week, […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 14, 2021
WhatsApp flaws could have allowed hackers to remotely hack mobile devices

WhatsApp addressed two security vulnerabilities in its app for Android that could have been exploited to remotely hack the victim’s device. WhatsApp recently addressed two security vulnerabilities in its app for Android that could have been exploited by remote attackers to execute malicious code on a target device and potentially eavesdrop on communications. The vulnerabilities […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2021
Joker malware infected 538,000 Huawei Android devices

More than 500,000 Huawei users have been infected with the Joker malware after downloading apps from the company’s official Android store. More than 500,000 Huawei users were infected with the Joker malware after they have downloaded tainted apps from the company’s official Android store. The fight to the Joker malware (aka Bread) begun in September […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 27, 2021
Experts spotted a new advanced Android spyware posing as “System Update”

Researchers spotted a sophisticated Android spyware that implements exfiltration capabilities and surveillance features, including recording audio and phone calls. Experts from security firm Zimperium have spotted a new sophisticated Android spyware that masquerades itself as a System Update application. The malware is able to collect system data, messages, images and take over the infected Android […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 27, 2021
Apple released out-of-band updates for a new Zero‑Day actively exploited

Apple has released new out-of-band updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS and watchOS to address another zero‑day flaw, tracked CVE-2021-1879, actively exploited. Apple has released a new set of out-of-band patches for iOS, iPadOS, macOS and watchOS to address a critical zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-1879, that is being actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability resides […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 23, 2021
Google fixes an Android vulnerability actively exploited in the wild

Google addressed a zero-day vulnerability affecting Android devices that use Qualcomm chipsets which is actively exploited in the wild. Google has addressed a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-11261, affecting Android devices that use Qualcomm chipsets. According to the IT giant, threat actors are actively exploiting the vulnerability in attacks in the wild. The CVE-2020-11261 flaw, is […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 03, 2021
Google fixes Critical Remote Code Execution issue in Android System component

Google addressed 37 vulnerabilities with the release of the Android security updates for March 2021, including a critical flaw in the System component. Google released security updates to address 37 vulnerabilities as part of the Android security updates for March 2021, the most severe one is a critical flaw in the System component tracked as […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 02, 2021
Pwn20wnd released the unc0ver v 6.0 jailbreaking tool

The popular jailbreaking tool called “unc0ver” now supports iOS 14.3 and earlier releases, and is able to unlock almost every iPhone device. Pwn20wnd, the author of the jailbreaking tool “unc0ver,” has updated their software to support iOS 14.3 and earlier releases. The last release of the jailbreaking tool, unc0ver v6.0.0, now includes the exploit code […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 22, 2021
An attacker was able to siphon audio feeds from multiple Clubhouse rooms

An attacker demonstrated this week that Clubhouse chats are not secure, he was able to siphon audio feeds from “multiple rooms” into its own website While the popularity of the audio chatroom app Clubhouse continues to increase experts are questioning the security and privacy level it offers to its users. Recently the company announced it […]