Pierluigi Paganini
May 28, 2025
Apple blocked over $9B in fraud in 5 years, including $2B in 2024, stopping scams from deceptive apps to fake payment schemes on the App Store. In the past five years alone, Apple says it has blocked over $9 billion in fraudulent transactions, more than $2 billion of that in 2024, highlighting its ongoing efforts […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 20, 2025
A flaw in O2 4G Calling (VoLTE) leaked user location data via network responses due to improper IMS standard implementation. A flaw in 4G Calling (VoLTE) service of the UK telecom O2 exposed user location data through network responses due to flaws in the IMS standard implementation. 4G Calling, also known as VoLTE (Voice over […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 07, 2025
NSO Group must pay WhatsApp over $167M in damages for a 2019 hack targeting 1,400+ users, per U.S. jury ruling after a five-year legal battle. A U.S. jury ordered NSO Group to pay WhatsApp over $167M for using Pegasus spyware to target over 1,400 people, violating U.S. laws. After a five-year legal battle, a jury […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 06, 2025
Google addressed 46 Android security vulnerabilities, including one issue that has been exploited in attacks in the wild. Google’s monthly security updates for Android addressed 46 flaws, including a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-27363 (CVSS score of 8.1), that has been exploited in the wild. The company did not disclose any details regarding the attacks […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 04, 2025
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape io_uring Is Back, This Time as a Rootkit I StealC You: Tracking the Rapid Changes To StealC Interesting WordPress Malware Disguised as Legitimate Anti-Malware Plugin Using Trusted Protocols Against You: Gmail as a C2 Mechanism […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 16, 2025
Cheap Chinese Android phones ship with trojanized WhatsApp and Telegram clones hiding crypto clippers, active since June 2024. Since June 2024, Doctor Web researchers found cheap Android phones preloaded with fake WhatsApp and Telegram apps designed to steal crypto via clipping. These clippers swap copied wallet addresses with the attackers’ own. The campaign targeted low-end […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 08, 2025
WhatsApp addressed a flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-30401, that could allow attackers to trick users and enable remote code execution. WhatsApp released a security update to address a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-30401, that could let attackers trick users and enable remote code execution. The spoofing flaw impacts WhatsApp for Windows before version 2.2450.6. An attacker could […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 29, 2025
The new Android trojan Crocodilus exploits accessibility features to steal banking and crypto credentials, mainly targeting users in Spain and Turkey. ThreatFabric researchers discovered a new Android trojan called Crocodilus, which exploits accessibility features to steal banking and crypto credentials. “Crocodilus enters the scene not as a simple clone, but as a fully-fledged threat from […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 22, 2025
Russian zero-day broker Operation Zero is looking for exploits for the popular messaging app Telegram, offering up to $4 million for them. Operation Zero, a Russian zero-day broker, is offering up to $4 million for Telegram exploits, the news was first reported by Tech Crunch. The Russian firm seeks up to $500K for one-click RCE, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 20, 2025
WhatsApp fixed a zero-click, zero-day vulnerability used to install Paragon’s Graphite spyware on the devices of targeted individuals. WhatsApp has addressed a zero-click, zero-day vulnerability exploited to install Paragon’s Graphite spyware on the devices of targeted individuals. WhatsApp blocked a spyware campaign by Paragon targeting journalists and civil society members after reports of the Citizen […]
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