Pierluigi Paganini
July 07, 2017
Researchers at Check Point spotted a new family of Android malware dubbed CopyCat that infected 14 million devices and rooted 8 million of them. Researchers at Check Pointâs Mobile Research Team have spotted a new family of Android malware that infected 14 million devices and rooted 8 million of them. According to the expert, the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 04, 2017
Researchers from Mandiant found a way to gain root privileges on Lenovo VIBE smartphones by chaining three vulnerabilities. The Lenovo VIBE smartphones were affected by security vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker with physical access to the device to gain root privileges. Researchers from Lenovo confirmed that the vulnerabilities could be exploited only on devices that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 20, 2017
For the second time in a month, Google removed malicious apps infected with the Ztorg Trojans that could allow attackers to root targeted devices. Most software developers update their apps to patch vulnerabilities and add new features. But when the software is malware, an update could be the worst thing to do. The Google Play […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 20, 2017
Journalists and activists in Mexico accused the government of spying on them with the powerful surveillance software Pegasus developed by the NSO Group. Journalists and activists in Mexico accused the government of spying on them with a powerful surveillance software. According to the journalists, the authorities used an Israeli spyware to hack their mobile devices. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 16, 2017
Kaspersky Lab had discovered a new malware dubbed dvmap for Android was found and removed from the official Google Play store A New malware dubbed dvmap for Android was found and removed from the official Google Play store Kaspersky Lab had discovered the new malware that is capable of obtaining root access on Android devices […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 11, 2017
Security experts have discovered a critical kernel command line injection vulnerability in the Motorola handsets Moto G4 and Moto G5. Security researchers from Aleph Research Motorola have discovered a critical kernel command line injection flaw in the Motorola handset Moto G4 and Moto G5 models. The flaw affects also handsets running the latest Motorola Android bootloader […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 31, 2017
Experts found a new malware, dubbed Judy malware, in the Play Store, it is designed to infect Android devices and generate false clicks on advertisements. Google is suffering once again from malicious software applications found inside popular apps available on Play store. The new malware – code named “Judy” – is designed to infect Android […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 23, 2017
Hackers demonstrated that it is very easy to bypass the Samsung S8 iris scanner by using a camera, a printer, and a contact lens. Security experts have once against bypassed mobile Biometric system installed on a mobile device, the Samsung S8 model. Hackers used a camera, a printer and a contact lens to bypass the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 21, 2017
Google is rolling out a new protection system called Google Play Protect, it is a machine-learning system to protect Android users. Good news for Android users, Google has introduced another security defense system, called Google Play Protect, to protect the devices running its mobile OS. Google already uses several security measures to protect the smartphone, such as […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 08, 2017
Researchers at Technische Universitat Braunschweig published a study on 200+ Android mobile apps that are listening to your life through ultrasonic beacons. Researchers at Technische Universitat Braunschweig in Germany recently published a finding that over 200 Android mobile applications are listening to your life through ultrasonic beacons. Like digital electronic vampire bats, these apps are checking […]
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