Android

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2021
TeaBot Android banking Trojan targets banks in Europe

Malware researchers from Cleafy warn of a new Android banking trojan dubbed TeaBot (aka Anatsa) that is targeting banks in Europe. Malware experts from the Italian cybersecurity firm Cleafy have spotted a new Android banking trojan dubbed TeaBot (aka Anatsa) that is targeting banks in Spain, Germany, Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands. TeaBot malware appeared […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 10, 2021
Hackers compromised APKPure client to distribute infected Apps

APKPure, one of the largest alternative app stores, was the victim of a supply chain attack, threat actors compromised client version 3.17.18 to deliver malware. Multiple security experts discovered threat actors tampered with the APKPure client version 3.17.18 of the popular alternative third-party Android app store. APKPure is available only on devices that use Google […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 07, 2021
Gigaset Android smartphones infected with malware after supply chain attack

A new supply chain attack made the headlines, threat actors compromised at least one update server of smartphone maker Gigaset to deliver malware. The German device maker Gigaset was the victim of supply chain attack, threat actors compromised at least one server of the company to deliver malware. Gigaset AG, formerly known as Siemens Home and […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 27, 2021
Experts spotted a new advanced Android spyware posing as “System Update”

Researchers spotted a sophisticated Android spyware that implements exfiltration capabilities and surveillance features, including recording audio and phone calls. Experts from security firm Zimperium have spotted a new sophisticated Android spyware that masquerades itself as a System Update application. The malware is able to collect system data, messages, images and take over the infected Android […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 23, 2021
Google fixes an Android vulnerability actively exploited in the wild

Google addressed a zero-day vulnerability affecting Android devices that use Qualcomm chipsets which is actively exploited in the wild. Google has addressed a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-11261, affecting Android devices that use Qualcomm chipsets. According to the IT giant, threat actors are actively exploiting the vulnerability in attacks in the wild. The CVE-2020-11261 flaw, is […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 18, 2021
Expert found a 1-Click RCE in the TikTok App for Android

Egyptian security researcher Sayed Abdelhafiz discovered multiple bugs in TikTok Android Application that can be chained to achieve Remote code execution. Egyptian security researcher Sayed Abdelhafiz discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the TikTok Android Application that can be chained to achieve Remote code execution. “While testing TikTok for Android Application, I identified multiple bugs that can […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 03, 2021
Google fixes Critical Remote Code Execution issue in Android System component

Google addressed 37 vulnerabilities with the release of the Android security updates for March 2021, including a critical flaw in the System component. Google released security updates to address 37 vulnerabilities as part of the Android security updates for March 2021, the most severe one is a critical flaw in the System component tracked as […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 16, 2021
Popular SHAREit app is affected by severe flaws yet to be fixed

Multiple vulnerabilities in the popular file-sharing app SHAREit have yet, to be addressed, experts from Trend Micro warned. SHAREit is a popular file-sharing Android app with more than one billion downloads, experts from Trend Micro discovered multiple unpatched vulnerabilities in its code. The vulnerabilities impact the Android version of SHAREit, a mobile app that allows users […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 11, 2021
Experts spotted two Android spyware used by Indian APT Confucius

Lookout researchers provided details about two Android spyware families employed by an APT group tracked as Confucius. Researchers at mobile security firm Lookout have provided details about two recently discovered Android spyware families, dubbed Hornbill and SunBird, used by an APT group named Confucius. Confucius is a pro-India APT group that has been active since […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2021
Matryosh DDoS botnet targets Android-Based devices via ADB

Netlab researchers spotted a new Android malware, dubbed Matryosh, that is infecting devices to recruit them in a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet. On January 25, 2021, researchers at 360 netlab detected a suspicious ELF file, initially attributed to Mirai, but that later revealed his nature, a new bot tracked as Matryosh. “On January 25, 2021, […]