Mobile

Pierluigi Paganini March 18, 2016
New Android Gmobi adware found in firmware and popular apps

Malware researchers at the Dr Web firm have found an Android malware named Gmobi specifically designed to spread as a software development kit (SDK). Malware researchers at security firm Dr.Web have detected a new strain of malware that was specifically designed to spread as a software development kit (SDK) used by  software developers and mobile device […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 18, 2016
DB of the Kinoptic iOS app abandoned online with 198,000 records

Chris Vickery has discovered online the database of the Kinoptic iOS app, which was abandoned by developers, with details of over 198,000 users. The security researcher Chris Vickery has discovered a database belonging to an abandoned iOS app, the Kinoptic iOS app, that is exposing on the Internet personal details of over 198,000 users. The Kinoptic iOS app allowed […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 18, 2016
Android Stagefright Exploit, Millions devices open to 10-seconds hack

Millions of Android devices are open to hacking attacks due to the newly disclosed Android Stagefright Exploit that hack a smartphone in 10 seconds. New problems for Android users, security experts at software research firm NorthBit have developed an exploit for a Stagefright vulnerability affecting Google’s operating system. Millions of Android devices are open to hacking […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 17, 2016
How to install the AceDeceiver malware onto any iOS Device

AceDeceiver is the first iOS malware that abuses certain design flaws in Apple’s FairPlay DRM to install malicious apps on iOS devices even non-jailbroken. Hackers are exploiting a flaw affecting the Apple digital rights management technology (DRM) to install malicious apps on every iOS device, even non-jailbroken ones. Last month, security experts at Palo Alto Networks […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 11, 2016
0-day critical flaws in mobile modems allow hackers to take over your PC

The Russian security tester Timur Yunusov has discovered critical flaw affecting routers and 3G and 4G mobile modems from Huawei, ZTE, Gemtek, and Quanta. The Russian security tester Timur Yunusov has discovered critical vulnerabilities affecting routers and 3G and 4G mobile modems from Huawei, ZTE, Gemtek, and Quanta. The security holes could be exploited by remote attackers […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 11, 2016
How to hack mobile phones embedded fingerprint sensor using 2D Printed fingerprints

Two Computer Science researchers developed a technique to hack a phone’s fingerprint sensor in 15 mins with $500 worth of inkjet printer and conductive ink The Computer Science researchers Kai Cao and Anil K Jain have developed a new technique for hacking a mobile device’s fingerprint sensor in 15 mins with $500 worth of an […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2016
Triada Trojan the most sophisticated mobile malware seen to date

Kaspersky Lab recently spotted a new Android malware dubbed Triads Trojan, which they say is the most advanced mobile malware seen to date. Malware researchers at Kaspersky Lab have discovered a new strain of malware, dubbed Triada (Backdoor.AndroidOS.Triada), targeting Android devices, which they consider the most advanced mobile threat seen to date.  The range of […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 09, 2016
More than a billion Android devices are easy to hack

A large percentage of Android devices is affected by security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers to easily gain a Root Access. According to experts at TrendMicro a large percentage of Android devices in use today is affected by security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers to easily gain a root access. The attack allows an ill-intentioned […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2016
South Korea accused North Korea of hacking key officials’ mobile

The South Korean NIS revealed that North Korea had hacked into smartphones belonging to a number of key government officials. The South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) revealed that North Korea had hacked into smartphones belonging to a number of key government officials. The announcement was made on Tuesday, according to the NIS cyber spies from  North […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2016
How to bypass Apple Passcode in 9.1 and later

A number of bypass vulnerabilities still affect iOS devices and could be exploited by an attacker to bypass the passcode authorization screen. A number of bypass vulnerabilities still affect iOS devices and could be exploited by an attacker to bypass the passcode authorization screen on Apple mobile devices (iPhones and iPads) running iOS 9.0, 9.1, and […]