Android

Pierluigi Paganini July 16, 2021
New enhanced Joker Malware samples appear in the threat landscape

The Joker malware is back, experts spotted multiple malicious apps on the official Google Play store that were able to evade scanners. Experts reported an uptick in malicious Android apps on the official Google Play store laced with the Joker mobile trojan. The Joker malware is a malicious code camouflaged as a system app and […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 22, 2021
DroidMorph tool generates Android Malware Clones that

Boffins developed a tool dubbed DroidMorph that provides morphing of Android applications (APKs) and allows to create Android apps (malware/benign) clones. A group of researchers from Adana Science and Technology University (Turkey) and the National University of Science and Technology (Islamabad, Pakistan) has developed a tool dubbed DroidMorph that provides morphing of Android applications (APKs) […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 09, 2021
Google fixes a critical Android RCE flaw in the System component

Google’s June security bulletin addresses more than 90 vulnerabilities in Android and Pixel devices, including a Critical RCE (CVE-2021-0507). Google’s June security bulletin addresses more than 90 vulnerabilities in Android and Pixel devices, including a Critical RCE tracked as CVE-2021-0507 that could allow to take over a device. “The most severe vulnerability in this section […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 20, 2021
A dozen Android apps exposed data of 100M+ users

Check Point researchers found 23 Android apps that exposed the personal data of more than 100 million users. Security researchers from Check Point have discovered 23 Android applications that exposed the personal data of more than 100 million users due to misconfigurations of third-party cloud services. The experts pointed out that the misconfiguration also expose […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 19, 2021
Google addresses 4 zero-day flaws in Android exploited in the wild

Google released Android Security Bulletin for May 2021 security updates that address four zero-day vulnerabilities that were exploited in the wild. Android Security Bulletin for May 2021 security updates address four zero-day vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2021-1905, CVE-2021-1906, CVE-2021-28663 and CVE-2021-28664, that were actively exploited in the wild. The four vulnerabilities impact Qualcomm GPU and Arm […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2021
TeaBot Android banking Trojan targets banks in Europe

Malware researchers from Cleafy warn of a new Android banking trojan dubbed TeaBot (aka Anatsa) that is targeting banks in Europe. Malware experts from the Italian cybersecurity firm Cleafy have spotted a new Android banking trojan dubbed TeaBot (aka Anatsa) that is targeting banks in Spain, Germany, Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands. TeaBot malware appeared […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 10, 2021
Hackers compromised APKPure client to distribute infected Apps

APKPure, one of the largest alternative app stores, was the victim of a supply chain attack, threat actors compromised client version 3.17.18 to deliver malware. Multiple security experts discovered threat actors tampered with the APKPure client version 3.17.18 of the popular alternative third-party Android app store. APKPure is available only on devices that use Google […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 07, 2021
Gigaset Android smartphones infected with malware after supply chain attack

A new supply chain attack made the headlines, threat actors compromised at least one update server of smartphone maker Gigaset to deliver malware. The German device maker Gigaset was the victim of supply chain attack, threat actors compromised at least one server of the company to deliver malware. Gigaset AG, formerly known as Siemens Home and […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 27, 2021
Experts spotted a new advanced Android spyware posing as “System Update”

Researchers spotted a sophisticated Android spyware that implements exfiltration capabilities and surveillance features, including recording audio and phone calls. Experts from security firm Zimperium have spotted a new sophisticated Android spyware that masquerades itself as a System Update application. The malware is able to collect system data, messages, images and take over the infected Android […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 23, 2021
Google fixes an Android vulnerability actively exploited in the wild

Google addressed a zero-day vulnerability affecting Android devices that use Qualcomm chipsets which is actively exploited in the wild. Google has addressed a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-11261, affecting Android devices that use Qualcomm chipsets. According to the IT giant, threat actors are actively exploiting the vulnerability in attacks in the wild. The CVE-2020-11261 flaw, is […]