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BrutePrint Attack allows to unlock smartphones with brute-forcing fingerprintBrutePrint Attack allows to unlock smartphones with brute-forcing fingerprint

BrutePrint Attack allows to unlock smartphones with brute-forcing fingerprint

Researchers devised an attack technique, dubbed BrutePrint Attack, that allows brute-forcing fingerprints on smartphones to bypass authentication. Researchers have devised…

2 years ago
Lemon Group gang pre-infected 9 million Android devices for fraudulent activitiesLemon Group gang pre-infected 9 million Android devices for fraudulent activities

Lemon Group gang pre-infected 9 million Android devices for fraudulent activities

The Lemon Group cybercrime ring has reportedly pre-installed malware known as Guerilla on almost 9 million Android devices. A cybercrime…

2 years ago
New Android malicious library Goldoson found in 60 apps +100M downloadsNew Android malicious library Goldoson found in 60 apps +100M downloads

New Android malicious library Goldoson found in 60 apps +100M downloads

A new Android malware named Goldoson was distributed through 60 legitimate apps on the official Google Play store. The Goldoson…

2 years ago
CISA adds bugs exploited by commercial surveillance spyware to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogCISA adds bugs exploited by commercial surveillance spyware to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

CISA adds bugs exploited by commercial surveillance spyware to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

CISA has added nine flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, including bugs exploited by commercial spyware on mobile devices.…

2 years ago
Samsung announces Message Guard feature to neutralize zero-click attacksSamsung announces Message Guard feature to neutralize zero-click attacks

Samsung announces Message Guard feature to neutralize zero-click attacks

Samsung introduces a new protection feature called Message Guard to protect users from zero-click malware attacks. Samsung announced the implementation of a…

2 years ago
Android mobile devices from top vendors in China have pre-installed malwareAndroid mobile devices from top vendors in China have pre-installed malware

Android mobile devices from top vendors in China have pre-installed malware

Researchers reported that the top-of-the-line Android mobile devices sold in China are shipped with malware. China is currently the country…

2 years ago
Apple backported patches for CVE-2022-42856 zero-day on older iPhones, iPadsApple backported patches for CVE-2022-42856 zero-day on older iPhones, iPads

Apple backported patches for CVE-2022-42856 zero-day on older iPhones, iPads

Apple has backported the security updates for the zero-day vulnerability CVE-2022-42856 to older iPhones and iPads. On December 2022, Apple…

2 years ago
Android Keyboard Apps with 2 Million downloads can remotely hack your deviceAndroid Keyboard Apps with 2 Million downloads can remotely hack your device

Android Keyboard Apps with 2 Million downloads can remotely hack your device

Experts found multiple flaws in three Android Keyboard apps that can be exploited by remote attackers to compromise a mobile…

2 years ago
Researcher received a $70k award for a Google Pixel lock screen bypassResearcher received a $70k award for a Google Pixel lock screen bypass

Researcher received a $70k award for a Google Pixel lock screen bypass

Google fixed a high-severity security bug affecting all Pixel smartphones that can allow attackers to unlock the devices. Google has…

2 years ago
Surveillance vendor exploited Samsung phone zero-daysSurveillance vendor exploited Samsung phone zero-days

Surveillance vendor exploited Samsung phone zero-days

Google Project Zero researchers reported that a surveillance vendor is using three Samsung phone zero-day exploits. Google Project Zero disclosed…

2 years ago