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Pierluigi Paganini March 25, 2019
Anubis II – malware and afterlife

Due to the growing demand for Android banking malware, threat actors continue using Anubis even is the creator has vanished. Introduction Besides being the Egyptian God associated with mummification and afterlife, Anubis is also an Android banking malware that has caused quite some trouble for over 300 financial institutions worldwide since 2017. Anubis II is […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 20, 2019
SimBad malware infected million Android users through Play Store

Security experts at Check Point uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign spreading the SimBad malicious code through the official Google Play Store. Researchers at Check Point have uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign spreading the SimBad agent through the official Google Play Store. According to experts, more than 150 million users were already impacted. SimBad disguises itself […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 12, 2019
Users claim Samsung Galaxy S10 Face Recognition can be bypassed

The screen lock feature in the Samsung Galaxy S10 that is based on face recognition can be easily bypassed using a photo or a video of the owner. The discovery was made by users and tech reviewers that demonstrated how to bypass face recognition screen lock implemented in the Samsung Galaxy S10 model. Even if […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 12, 2019
Apex Legends for Android: a Fake App could Compromise your Smartphone

Yoroi-Cybaze ZLab malware researchers have analyzed four different fake android APKs that pretend to be versions of the Apex Legends game. Introduction At the beginning of 2019, Electronic Arts released a game for PC, XBox One and Playstation 4 named Apex Legends. It is a battle royal game like Titanfall and Fortnite, the latter is […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2019
ToRPEDO attack allows intercepting calls and track locations on 4G/5G

ToRPEDO attacks – A group of academics from Purdue University and the University of Iowa discovered multiple vulnerabilities in cellular networks that affect both 4G and 5G LTE protocols. A group of academics from Purdue University and the University of Iowa discovered multiple vulnerabilities in cellular networks that affect both 4G and 5G LTE protocols. […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 22, 2019
WhatsApp fixes Face ID and Touch ID authentication bypass

WhatsApp recently implemented Face ID and Touch ID authentication for Apple iOS app, but unfortunately, it can be easily bypassed. Earlier February, WhatsApp introduced Face ID and Touch ID authentication for its iOS app to allow users to lock the application using the Face ID facial recognition and Touch ID fingerprint systems. The security feature […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2019
Adiantum will bring encryption on Android devices without cryptographic acceleration

Google announced Adiantum, a new encryption method devised to protect Android devices without cryptographic acceleration. Google announced Adiantum, a new encryption method devised to protect Android devices without cryptographic acceleration. “Adiantum is an innovation in cryptography designed to make storage encryption more efficient for devices without cryptographic acceleration, to ensure that all devices can be encrypted.” reads the […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 07, 2019
Android devices could be hacked by viewing a malicious PNG Image

Google patched a critical flaw in its Android OS that allows an attacker to send a specially crafted PNG image file to hack a target device, Opening an image file on your smartphone could allow attackers to hack into your Android device due to three critical vulnerabilities, CVE-2019-1986, CVE-2019-1987, and CVE-2019-1988. The flaws affect millions […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2019
Experts found popular beauty apps in the Play Store including malicious code

Researchers at Trend Micro discovered at least 29 malicious photo editing and beauty apps that were able to perform several malicious activities. Crooks continue to abuse Google Play store to distribute malicious apps, this time experts at Trend Micro discovered at least 29 maliciousphoto editing and beauty apps that were stealing users’ photos. The malicious […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2019
Metro Bank is the first bank that disclosed SS7 attacks against its customers

Metro Bank has become the first major bank to disclose SS7 attacks against its customers, but experts believe it isn’t an isolated case. A new type of cyber attack was used for the first time against the Metro Bank, threat actors are leveraging known flaws in the SS7 signaling protocol to intercept the codes sent via […]