Pierluigi Paganini
December 13, 2017
It has happened again, several banking Trojan samples have been found on Google Play, this time the malicious code targeted a number of Polish banks. The malware was disguised as seemingly legitimate apps âCrypto Monitorâ, a cryptocurrency price tracking app, and âStorySaverâ, a third-party tool for downloading stories from Instagram. The malicious code is able to display […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 11, 2017
According to the firm Carbon Black, Android ransomware kits are very popular in the dark web, and the median price range for them hits $200. According to the firm Carbon Black, Android ransomware kits are very popular in the dark web, more than 5,000 Android ransomware kit listings have been discovered in 2017. Even if most ransomware kits are still focused […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 09, 2017
Google fixed a bug dubbed Janus that could be exploited by attackers to inject malicious code into Android apps without affecting an appâs signature. Google fixed four dozen vulnerabilities this week, including a bug dubbed Janus that could be exploited by attackers to inject malicious code into Android apps without affecting an appâs signature verification certificates. Millions of Android […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 06, 2017
Another day, another clamorous data breach, this time let’s discuss a data breach that exposes personal data collected by the Keyboard App AI.type. This story reminds us that every time we download an app we are enlarging our surface of attack, in the majority of cases we are not aware of exact amount of data they […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 04, 2017
Google has expanded enforcement of Google’s Unwanted Software Policy waring Android developers to explicitly declare data collection behaviors. A few days ago, Google was caught collecting users’ location data even when location services were disabled, many privacy experts questioned the behavior of the tech giant. Google promptly admitted the practice and suspended it. Now Google made another move to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 04, 2017
The CSE CybSec Z-Lab Malware Lab analyzed a new strain of malware apparently developed to target the customers of the Italian telco operator “Tre”. The malware researchers from ZLab analyzed a new strain of Android malware that appears as a fake 3MobileUpdater. The malware looks like a legitimate app used to retrieve the mobile system update, but it […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 28, 2017
Google identified a new family of Android malware dubbed Tizi spyware by using Google Play Protect, it spies on popular apps like WhatsApp and Telegram. In May, Google introduced the defense system called Google Play Protect to protect the Android devices, it implements a machine learning and app usage analysis to identify any malicious activity on the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 23, 2017
Google is secretly gathering location data from billions of Android users, the news is disconcerting and once again raise the debate about user’s privacy. The disconcerting discovery was made by researchers from Quartz. Big G has been caught collecting location data on every Android device owner in the past 11 months. The worse news is that the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 20, 2017
A flaw in the Android MediaProjection service could be exploited by an attacker to record audio and screen activity on around 77.5% of all Android devices. A vulnerability affecting Android smartphones running Lolipop, Marshmallow, and Nougat (Around 77.5% of all Android devices) could be exploited by an attacker to record audio and screen activity. The vulnerability resides […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 16, 2017
Researchers from security firm ESET, discovered a multi-stage Malware dubbed Android/TrojanDropper.Agent.BKY that evaded Google Play detection. Security experts at ESET have discovered a multi-stage Android malware, tracked as Android/TrojanDropper.Agent.BKY, that was available for download in the official Google Play store. The researchers have found eight malicious applications in the official application store (MEX Tools, Clear Android, Cleaner for […]
