Mobile

Pierluigi Paganini April 29, 2020
Google found zero-click vulnerabilities in Apple’s multimedia processing components

Google Project Zero white-hat hackers have disclosed zero-click vulnerabilities affecting multiple Apple operating systems. White-hat hackers at Google Project Zero team have discovered several zero-click vulnerabilities impacting multiple Apple’s multimedia processing components is several Apple operating systems. Multimedia processing components could be a privileges entry point for threat actos that attempt to hack into the […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2020
Facebook vs NSO Group lawsuit: 1,400+ users were targeted with Pegasus spyware

The legal dispute between Facebook and NSO group continues even after the Israeli surveillance firm filed a motion to dismiss the case earlier this month. Facebook advocates have challenged a plea from spyware maker NSO Group to dismiss the legal dispute over the hacking accusations, arguing it has immunity from prosecution. Now both companies are […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2020
Hacking Apple iPhones and iPads by sending emails to the victims

Two zero-day flaws in the default mailing app pre-installed on iPhones and iPads allow attackers to hack the devices just by sending emails. Experts at cybersecurity firm ZecOps have discovered two zero-day vulnerabilities in iPhone and iPad devices that have been exploited in a series of attacks that targeted iOS high-profile users since at least January 2018. […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2020
A new Insomnia iOS exploit used to spy on China’s Uyghur minority

Security researchers from Volexity discovered a new Insomnia iOS exploit that was being used to spy on China’s Uyghur minority. The Uyghur group is a Turkic minority ethnic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the general region of Central and East Asia. “The Uyghurs are recognized by the Chinese government only as a regional […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 20, 2020
Proposed government Coronavirus contact tracing app leaked data

A contact tracking app for the Coronavirus proposed to the government of the Netherlands is affected by security issues that could expose user data. Technologies play a crucial role in the containment of the Coronavirus outbreak, especially contact tracing applications that could pose a threat to user privacy. The app, called Covid19 Alert, was one […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 18, 2020
Hacker claims to have stolen 39 million Aptoide app store users

Hacker claims to have breached the Aptoide app store users early this month and now leaked 20 million records out of 39 million Aptoide user records. A hacker has leaked this week details of 20 million users of the Aptoide app store, the claims to have breached the store early this months and to be […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 17, 2020
Syria-linked APT group SEA targets Android users with COVID19 lures

Syrian-linked APT group SEA recently used COVID-19-themed lures as part of a long-running surveillance campaign, security researchers warn. Syrian hackers are behind a long-running campaign that has been active since January 2018 and that targets Arabic-speaking Android users. The campaign aimed at users in Syria and surrounding regions was spotted by experts from mobile security firm […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 16, 2020
Hackers are again attacking Portuguese banking organizations via Android Trojan-Banker

Hackers are again attacking Portuguese banking organizations via Android Trojan-Banker. The threat is not new, hackers are again attacking clients of Portuguese banking organizations via a specially crafted Android Trojan-Banker from phishing campaigns launched from Brazil. The last occurrence this line was recorded on March 13rd, 2020, where a similar Trojan-Banker was disseminated targeting other […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 05, 2020
Experts uncovered hidden behavior in thousands of Android Apps

A group of security researchers has found thousands of Android apps containing hidden backdoors and blacklists. Researchers from The Ohio State University, New York University, and CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security analyzed thousands of mobile applications for Android and discovered dangerous behavior, including backdoors and blacklists. “While these apps have rich and useful functionality […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 02, 2020
Crooks use tainted Zoom apps to target users at home due to Coronavirus outbreak

Crooks target Android users working from home due to the Coronavirus outbreak with a Trojanized version of the popular video messaging app Zoom. Security experts from Bitdefender have spotted tainted versions of the Android Zoom video-conferencing application that is targeting users working from home due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Researchers detected re-packaged Zoom mobile applications […]