Experts discovered a malicious app on Google Play, named Updates for Samsung, that was downloaded by over ten million users that poses as firmware updates. Over ten million users have installed a fake Samsung app named “Updates for Samsung” that poses as firmware updates. The malicious app redirects users to a website offering and charging […]
Google released the July 2019 security patches for the Android OS that address a total of 33 vulnerabilities, including 9 issues rated as Critical. The most severe flaw addressed by Google is a critical security issue (CVE-2019-2106) affecting the Media framework that could be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the […]
Experts at Kaspersky have uncovered a spyware campaign dubbed ViceLeaker that spreads in the Middle East to spy on Android users. Kaspersky spotted a spyware campaign, tracked as ViceLeaker, that spreads in the Middle East to steal device and communications data from Android users. The ViceLeaker campaign has been active at least since May 2018 […]
Multiple flaws in the BlueStacks Android emulator were addressed, including a vulnerability that allowed attackers to remotely control code execution. Other issues included information disclosure and a flaw that allowed attackers to steal backups of the VM and its data. In April, the researcher Nick Cano discovered that BlueStacks versions prior than v4.90.0.1046 are affected by a […]
Security researcher from F5 Networks that released more details and proof-of-concept for the recently addressed flaw in Outlook for Android. Microsoft has recently addressed an important vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-1105, in Outlook for Android, that potentially affected over 100 million users. The vulnerability is a stored cross-site scripting issue that is related to the way […]
Trend Micro recently discovered an Android crypto-currency mining botnet that can spread via open ADB (Android Debug Bridge) ports and Secure Shell (SSH). Security researchers at Trend Micro have discovered an new Android crypto-currency mining botnet that spreads via open ADB (Android Debug Bridge) ports and Secure Shell (SSH). The Android Debug Bridge (adb) is […]
Microsoft has addressed an important vulnerability (CVE-2019-1105) in Outlook for Android, potentially affected over 100 million users. Microsoft has addressed an important flaw tracked as CVE-2019-1105 that affects versions of Outlook for Android app before 3.0.88. The vulnerability is a stored cross-site scripting issue that is related to the way the app parses incoming email […]
Tor Browser for Android is now available on the Play Store, this is a great result for experts that everyday fight to defend human rights and privacy online. The Tor Project announced on Tuesday that the Tor Browser version Tor Browser 8.5 for Android is finally available on the Google Play Store. “Tor Browser 8.5 […]
Android May 2019 Patches address critical vulnerabilities in the Google operating system, including 4 remote code execution flaws. Google released May 2019 patches address 8 critical flaws in Google operating system, including 4 remote code execution vulnerabilities. Google is not aware of attacks in the wild exploiting these flaws. According to the advisory released by […]
Researchers devised a new side-channel attack in Qualcomm technology, widely used by most Android smartphones, that could expose private keys. Researchers have uncovered a new side-channel attack that could be exploited by attackers to extract sensitive data from Qualcomm secure keystore, including private keys, and passwords. The attack potentially impacts most of the modern Android […]