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Pierluigi Paganini March 25, 2025

Android malware campaigns use .NET MAUI to evade detection

Researchers warn of a new Android malware that uses .NET MAUI to mimic legit services and evade detection. McAfee researchers warn of Android malware campaigns using .NET MAUI to evade detection. These threats disguise themselves as legitimate services to steal sensitive information from users. .NET MAUI (Multi-platform App UI) is a cross-platform framework by Microsoft […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 15, 2023

New Android malicious library Goldoson found in 60 apps +100M downloads

A new Android malware named Goldoson was distributed through 60 legitimate apps on the official Google Play store. The Goldoson library was discovered by researchers from McAfee’s Mobile Research Team, it collects lists of applications installed on a device, and a history of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth devices information, including nearby GPS locations. The third-party library can perform ad fraud by clicking advertisements […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 27, 2021

New Android banking Malware targets Brazil’s Itaú Unibanco Bank

Researchers analyzed a new Android banking malware that targets Brazil’s Itaú Unibanco that spreads through fake Google Play Store pages. Researchers from threat intelligence firm Cyble analyzed a new Android banking malware that targets Brazil’s Itaú Unibanco trying to perform fraudulent financial transactions on the legitimate Itaú Unibanco applications without the victim’s knowledge. Threat actors spread the malware using fake Google Play Store […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 22, 2021

DroidMorph tool generates Android Malware Clones that

Boffins developed a tool dubbed DroidMorph that provides morphing of Android applications (APKs) and allows to create Android apps (malware/benign) clones. A group of researchers from Adana Science and Technology University (Turkey) and the National University of Science and Technology (Islamabad, Pakistan) has developed a tool dubbed DroidMorph that provides morphing of Android applications (APKs) […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 29, 2021

Oscorp, a new Android malware targets Italian users

Researchers at the Italian CERT warns of new Android malware dubbed Oscorp that abuses accessibility services for malicious purposes. Researchers from security firm AddressIntel spotted a new Android malware dubbed Oscorp, its name comes from the title of the login page of its command-and-control server. Like other Android malware, the Oscorp malware trick users into granting […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 30, 2020

EventBot, a new Android mobile targets financial institutions across Europe

Security experts from Cybereason Nocturnus team discovered a new piece of Android malware dubbed EventBot that targets banks, financial services across Europe. Researchers from Cybereason Nocturnus team discovered a new piece of Android malware dubbed EventBot that targets banks, financial services across Europe The malware first appeared in the threat landscape in March, in implements […]

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 February 13, 2020

Google Play Protect prevented 1.9 billion malware installs from Third-party stores in 2019

Google Play Protect now scans over 100 billion applications on Android devices every day, these amazing figures were disclosed by Google. In May 2017, Google introduced a security defense system called Google Play Protect to protect the devices running its mobile OS. Google aims at monitoring the behavior of the apps and the detection of the malicious […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2019

Kaspersky found malware in popular CamScanner app. Remove it now from your phone!

Security experts from Kaspersky spotted a malware in the free version of the popular PDF creator application CamScanner app. CamScanner is a very popular Phone PDF creator app with more than 100 million downloads on Google Play Store. Experts from Kaspersky have discovered malware in the free Android version of the CamScanner app that could […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2019

Agent Smith Android malware already infected 25 million devices

‘Agent Smith’ is a new malware discovered by Check Point researchers that replaces legit Android Apps with malicious ones that infected 25 Million devices worldwide. Researchers at Check Point recently discovered a new variant of Android malware, dubbed Agent Smith, that has already infected roughly 25 million devices. The malware is disguised as a Google […]

Android malware

Android malware campaigns use .NET MAUI to evade detection

New Android malicious library Goldoson found in 60 apps +100M downloads

New Android banking Malware targets Brazil’s Itaú Unibanco Bank

DroidMorph tool generates Android Malware Clones that

Oscorp, a new Android malware targets Italian users

EventBot, a new Android mobile targets financial institutions across Europe

Syria-linked APT group SEA targets Android users with COVID19 lures

Google Play Protect prevented 1.9 billion malware installs from Third-party stores in 2019

Kaspersky found malware in popular CamScanner app. Remove it now from your phone!

Agent Smith Android malware already infected 25 million devices

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