Android

Pierluigi Paganini December 05, 2023
Google fixed critical zero-click RCE in Android

Google fixed a critical zero-click RCE vulnerability (CVE-2023-40088) with the release of the December 2023 Android security updates. Google December 2023 Android security updates addressed 85 vulnerabilities, including a critical zero-click remote code execution (RCE) flaw tracked as CVE-2023-40088. The vulnerability resides in Android’s System component, it doesn’t require additional privileges to be triggered. An […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 17, 2023
Malware-laced ‘RedAlert – Rocket Alerts’ app targets Israeli users 

Threat actors are targeting Israeli Android users with a malicious version of the ‘RedAlert – Rocket Alerts’ that hide spyware. A threat actor is targeting Israeli Android users with a spyware-laced version of the ‘RedAlert – Rocket Alerts’ app, Cloudflare warns. RedAlert – Rocket Alerts is a mobile app that provides real-time alerts about incoming […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 05, 2023
A WhatsApp zero-day exploit can cost several million dollars

TechCrunch reported that a working zero-day exploit for the popular WhatsApp can be paid millions of dollars. The research of zero-day exploits for popular applications such as WhatsApp is even more complex due to the security mechanisms implemented by the developers of the mobile OSs and the app. TechCrunch reported that a zero-day exploits for […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 27, 2023
Russian zero-day broker is willing to pay $20M for zero-day exploits for iPhones and Android devices

A Russian zero-day broker is willing to pay $20 million for zero-day exploits for iPhones and Android mobile devices. The Russian zero-day broker firm Operation Zero is increasing payouts for top-tier mobile exploits. The company is willing to pay up to $20,000,000 for zero-day exploits for iPhone and Android devices. The Russian company pointed out […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 26, 2023
Xenomorph malware is back after months of hiatus and expands the list of targets

A new campaign is spreading Xenomorph malware to Android users in the United States, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Canada, and Belgium. Researchers from ThreatFabric uncovered a new campaign spreading Xenomorph malware to Android users in the United States and all over the world. In February 2022, researchers from ThreatFabric first spotted the Xenomorph malware, which was distributed via the official Google Play […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 15, 2023
Dangerous permissions detected in top Android health apps

Leading Android health apps expose users to avoidable threats like surveillance and identity theft, due to their risky permissions. Cybernews has the story. The Android challenge In the digital age, mobile applications have become an integral part of our lives, transforming the way we communicate, work, and entertain ourselves. With the vast array of apps […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 06, 2023
Google addressed an actively exploited zero-day in Android

Google released September 2023 Android security updates to address multiple flaws, including an actively exploited zero-day. Google released September 2023 Android security updates that address tens of vulnerabilities, including a zero-day flaw tracked as CVE-2023-35674 that was actively exploited in the wild. This high-severity vulnerability CVE-2023-35674 resides in the Framework component, a threat actor could […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 31, 2023
Russia-linked hackers target Ukrainian military with Infamous Chisel Android malware

Russia-linked threat actors have been targeting Android devices of the Ukrainian military with a new malware dubbed Infamous Chisel. GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre and international partners reported that Russia-linked threat actors are using a new malware to target the Ukrainian military Government experts attribute the attack to the Russian military intelligence service the GRU. […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 19, 2023
Over 3,000 Android Malware spotted using unsupported/unknown compression methods to avoid detection

Threat actors are using Android Package (APK) files with unsupported compression methods to prevent malware analysis. On June 28th, researchers from Zimperium zLab researchers observed that Joe Sandbox announced the availability of an Android APK that could not be analyzed from most of the anti-decompilation tools. The APT could be installed on Android devices running […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2023
43 Android apps in Google Play with 2.5M installs loaded ads when a phone screen was off

Experts found 43 Android apps in Google Play with 2.5 million installs that displayed advertisements while a phone’s screen was off. Recently, researchers from McAfee’s Mobile Research Team discovered 43 Android apps in Google Play with 2.5 million installs that loaded advertisements while a phone’s screen was off. The experts pointed out that this behavior […]