Android

Pierluigi Paganini February 06, 2018
ADB.Miner, the Android mining botnet that targets devices with ADB interface open

Security researchers at Qihoo 360’s Netlab have spotted a new Android mining botnet that targets devices with ADB interface open. Security researchers at Qihoo 360’s Netlab have spotted a new Android mining botnet over the weekend. The malicious code ADB.Miner targets Android devices by scanning for open ADB debugging interface (port 5555) and infects them with a Monero […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2018
Google awarded Chinese hacker record $112,500 for Android exploit chain

Google has awarded a record $112,500 to a security researcher for reporting an exploit chain that could be used to hack Pixel smartphones. Last week the Google disclosed the technical details of the exploit chain that was devised in August 2017 by the Guang Gong from Alpha Team at Qihoo 360 Technology. The exploit chain triggers two […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 19, 2018
Dark Caracal APT – Lebanese intelligence is spying on targets for years

A new long-running player emerged in the cyber arena, it is the Dark Caracal APT, a hacking crew associated with to the Lebanese General Directorate of General Security that already conducted many stealth hacking campaigns. Cyber spies belonging to Lebanese General Directorate of General Security are behind a number of stealth hacking campaigns that in […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 16, 2018
Powerful Skygofree spyware was reported in November by Lukas Stefanko and first analyzed by CSE CybSec

The Skygofree spyware analyzed by Kaspersky today was first spotted by the researcher Lukas Stefanko and the first analysis was published last year by the CSE Cybsec ZLab. Security researchers at Kaspersky Lab have made the headlines because they have spotted a new strain of a powerful Android spyware, dubbed Skygofree, that was used to gain full control […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 08, 2018
Trend Micro spotted 36 malicious apps advertised as security tools in Google Play

Researchers from Trend Micro have discovered 36 malicious apps on Google Play that are posing as security tools of major firms. Once again crooks bypassed security checks implemented by Google, researchers from Trend Micro have discovered 36 malicious apps on Google Play that are posing as security tools. Crooks advertised the apps as security tools as applications […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 04, 2018
Android Security Bulletin for January 2018, tech giant fixes multiple Critical flaws

Google patched five Critical bugs and 33 High severity flaws as part of the Android Security Bulletin for January 2018. The tech giant addressed 38 Android security vulnerabilities, 20 as part of the 2018-01-01 security patch level and 18 in the 2018-01-05 security patch level. The 2018-01-01 security patch level fixed four Critical remote code execution issue and 16 High risk elevation […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 29, 2017
Samsung Android Browser is affected by a critical SOP bypass issue, a Metasploit exploit code is available

The browser app pre-installed on Samsung Android devices is affected by a critical SOP bypass issue, tracked as CVE-2017-17692. The browser app pre-installed on Android devices is affected by a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2017-17692, that could be exploited by an attacker to steal data from browser tabs if the user visits an attacker-controlled site. The SOP bypass issue in […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 26, 2017
Three fake Bitcoin wallet apps were removed from the official Google Play

Researchers from the mobile security firm Lookout have discovered three fake Bitcoin wallet apps in the official Play store, Google promptly removed them. Experts from mobile security firm Lookout have discovered three fake Bitcoin wallet apps in the official Play store. The fake Bitcoin wallet apps were removed by Google Play after security researchers reported their discovery […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 21, 2017
Exclusive, CSE CybSec ZLAB Malware Analysis Report: The Bladabindi malware

The CSE CybSec Z-Lab Malware Lab analyzed a couple of new malware samples, belonging to the Bladabindi family, that were discovered on a looking-good website. ZLab team detected two new threats hosted on a looking-good website www[.]6th-sense[.]eu. Both malware looks like a legitimate app that users have to install in order to access the media file hosted on the […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 20, 2017
Loapi Android malware can destroy your battery mining Monero

Experts from Kaspersky have spotted an Android malware dubbed Loapi that includes a so aggressive mining component that it can destroy your battery. Researchers from security firm Kaspersky Lab have spotted a new strain of Android malware dubbed Loapi lurking in fake anti-virus and porn applications, that implements many features, including cryptocurrency mining. Loapi can be used to perform a […]