Russian company Doctor Web detected Android.Oldboot, an  Android Trojan that resides in the memory of infected devices and starts on OS bootstrapping. The Russian security firm Doctor Web has detected the first mass distributed Android bootkit malware dubbed Android.Oldboot, its principal capability is to re-infect the Smartphone after reboot, even if all its components are […]
Symantec experts recently came across a Windows malicious code that attempts to infect connected Android devices serving an Android malware. Researchers at Symantec antivirus firm have discovered a malicious code that is able to infect Android mobile device with a banking malware during synchronization. The Android malware that was designed to hit Windows user could compromise user’s Smartphone during file […]
Israeli Security researchers discovered an Android security flaw to bypass active VPN configurations and intercept secure communications. A new alleged flaw in Android mobile could harm user’s privacy over VPN. Israeli security researchers from the Ben Gurion University (BGU), the same that discovered a few weeks ago a vulnerability in the Samsung Knox platform, have […]
An Israeli security researcher from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negevâs Cyber Security Labs has discovered a serious security flaw in Samsung Knox. Samsung Knox is affected by a serious flaw, the discovery was made by an Israeli security researcher, Mordechai Guri, from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negevâs Cyber Security Labs. Samsung Knox is […]
Google has recently removed from the official Play store the ” Balloon Pop 2″ Android game that allows WhatsApp conversations snooping. Every day numerous friends ask me if it is possible to steal WhatsApp chat messages and how, of course a malware represents an excellent solution to the request. In the past I already posted […]
Bogdan Alecu, a system administrator at Dutch IT services company Levi9, discovered that Google Nexus phones are vulnerable to SMS-based DOS attack. The popular family of Smartphones Google Nexus is vulnerable to SMS-based DOS attack that could cause the handset freeze and other anomalous behaviors. Bogdan Alecu, a system administrator at Dutch IT services company Levi9, discovered […]
The use of mobile devices in government environments concerns the secret service of any states, cyber espionage more often exploits the mobile platforms. Mobile devices are reason of great concern for governments, they have a great computational capability, huge memories to store our personal data, GPS to follow our movements and are equipped with a […]
Vulnerability In Android Firefox browser app allows hackers to steal user’s files from the SD Card And Firefox’s Privately Stored Data. Androidpolice blog reported that security researcher SebastiĂĄn Guerrero discovered an Android Firefox browser app vulnerability that allows hackers to access both the contents of the SD card and the browser’s private data. Once again mobile security is under discussion, the number of […]
IT security firm F-Secure has published its Threat Report H1 2013, the document proposes a focus on Java exploits, mobile threats, Bitcoin mining, APTs and Mac malware. F-Secure security firm has released the Threat Report H1 2013 that provides an overview on cyber security landscape analyzing the events that characterized the first part of the year. The primary cause of incidents according the […]
A fake Apple iMessage app for Android OS has been published on official Google Play app store for around one month and totaling at least 10000 downloads. A fake Apple iMessage app for Android platform is concerning mobile developers and security experts. The app was initially published on the Google Play store but it isn’t the Android version […]