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Pierluigi Paganini September 27, 2020
Google removes 17 Joker -infected apps from the Play Store

Google removed this week 17 Android apps from its Play Store because they were infected with the Joker (aka Bread) malware, Zscaler revealed. Security researchers from Zscaler spotter 17 apps in the Play Store that were infected with the Joker (Bread) malware. The Joker malware is a malicious code camouflaged as a system app and […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 20, 2020
NCSC warns of a surge in ransomware attacks on education institutions

The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks targeting education institutions. The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks against education institutions. The British security agency is urging the institutions in the industry to follow the recommendations […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 19, 2020
Hijacking nearby Firefox mobile browsers via WiFi by exploiting a bug

Mozilla addressed a bug that can be exploited by attackers to hijack all the Firefox for Android browsers that share the same WiFi network. Mozilla has addressed a vulnerability that can be abused by attackers to hijack all the Firefox for Android browsers on the same WiFi network and force them to visit malicious sites, […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 18, 2020
Rampant Kitten ‘s arsenal includes Android malware that bypasses 2FA

Security researchers discovered Android malware capable of bypassing 2FA that was developed by an Iran-linked group dubbed Rampant Kitten Security researchers from Check Point discovered an Android malware, developed by an Iran-linked group dubbed Rampant Kitten, that is able to bypass 2FA. Rampant Kitten has been active at least since 2014 and was involved in […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 03, 2020
Is the Belarusian government behind the surveillance Android app banned by Google?

Google has removed an app from the Play Store that was used by the Belarusian government to spy on anti-government protesters. Google has removed the app NEXTA LIVE (com.moonfair.wlkm) from the official Play Store because it was used by the Belarusian government to spy on anti-government protesters. The malicious app remained in the store for almost […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2020
SourMint SDK used by 1200 iOS apps shows malicious behavior

Experts at security firm Snyk discovered a malicious behavior in an advertising SDK that is used in more than 1,200 iOS apps available in the Apple App Store. Experts at security firm Snyk discovered a malicious behavior in the advertising SDK SourMint developed by Mintegral, a China-based mobile advertising platform provider. The Mintegral SDK is […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 11, 2020
Flaws in ‘Find My Mobile’ exposed Samsung phones to hack

A researcher found multiple flaws in Samsung’s Find My Mobile that could have been chained to perform various malicious activities on Samsung Galaxy Phones. The security researcher Pedro Umbelino from Portugal-based cybersecurity services provider Char49 discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Samsung’s Find My Mobile that could have been chained to perform various malicious activities on Samsung Galaxy […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2020
Qualcomm and MediaTek Wi-Fi chips impacted by Kr00k-Like attacks

Wi-Fi chips manufactured by Qualcomm and MediaTek are impacted by vulnerabilities similar to the Kr00k issue disclosed early this year. Earlier this year, experts from ESET disclosed the Kr00k, a new high-severity hardware vulnerability, that affects Wi-Fi chips manufactured by Broadcom and Cypress. The Kr00k vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-15126, could be exploited by nearby remote attackers […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 01, 2020
Trump says he will ban popular Chinese video app TikTok in the US

President Donald Trump announced that he plans to ban the popular short video app TikTok from operating in the US as early as Saturday. President Donald Trump has announced he is going to ban the popular Chinese video-sharing app TikTok in the US. The US President is ready to sign an executive order as early […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2020
New Android BlackRock malware targets hundreds of apps

Researchers spotted a new Android banking trojan dubbed BlackRock malware that steals credentials and credit card data from hundreds of apps. Security experts from ThreatFabric have discovered a new Android banking trojan dubbed BlackRock that steals credentials and credit card data from a list of 337 apps. The BlackRock malware borrows the code from the […]