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4 Malicious apps on Play Store totaled +1M downloads4 Malicious apps on Play Store totaled +1M downloads

4 Malicious apps on Play Store totaled +1M downloads

Four malicious Android apps uploaded by the same developer to Google Play totaled at least one million downloads. Malwarebytes researchers…

3 years ago
Malicious dropper apps on Play Store totaled 30.000+ installationsMalicious dropper apps on Play Store totaled 30.000+ installations

Malicious dropper apps on Play Store totaled 30.000+ installations

ThreatFabric researchers discovered five malicious dropper apps on Google Play Store with more than 130,000 downloads. Researchers at ThreatFabric have…

3 years ago
Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss ‘s phone was allegedly hacked by Russian spiesFormer British Prime Minister Liz Truss ‘s phone was allegedly hacked by Russian spies

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss ‘s phone was allegedly hacked by Russian spies

According to the Daily Mail, Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss 's personal phone was hacked by Russian spies. The…

3 years ago
Apple fixed the ninth actively exploited zero-day this yearApple fixed the ninth actively exploited zero-day this year

Apple fixed the ninth actively exploited zero-day this year

Apple released security updates that addressed the ninth zero-day vulnerability actively exploited in the wild since the start of the…

3 years ago
YoWhatsApp, unofficial WhatsApp Android app spreads the Triada TrojanYoWhatsApp, unofficial WhatsApp Android app spreads the Triada Trojan

YoWhatsApp, unofficial WhatsApp Android app spreads the Triada Trojan

Kaspersky researchers warn of a recently discovered malicious version of a popular WhatsApp messenger mod dubbed YoWhatsApp. Kaspersky researchers discovered…

3 years ago
Counterfeit versions of popular mobile devices target WhatsApp and WhatsApp BusinessCounterfeit versions of popular mobile devices target WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business

Counterfeit versions of popular mobile devices target WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business

Experts found backdoors in budget Android device models designed to target WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business messaging apps. Researchers from Doctor…

3 years ago
A flaw in Xiaomi phones using MediaTek Chips could allow to forge transactionsA flaw in Xiaomi phones using MediaTek Chips could allow to forge transactions

A flaw in Xiaomi phones using MediaTek Chips could allow to forge transactions

Flaws in Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T and Redmi Note 11 models could be exploited to disable the mobile payment mechanism and even…

3 years ago
Google fixed Critical Remote Code Execution flaw in AndroidGoogle fixed Critical Remote Code Execution flaw in Android

Google fixed Critical Remote Code Execution flaw in Android

Google addressed a critical vulnerability in Android OS, tracked as CVE-2022-20345, that can be exploited to achieve remote code execution…

3 years ago
Using WiFi connection probe requests to track usersUsing WiFi connection probe requests to track users

Using WiFi connection probe requests to track users

Researchers at the University of Hamburg demonstrated that WiFi connection probe requests expose users to track. A group of academics…

3 years ago
Android pre-installed apps are affected by high-severity vulnerabilitiesAndroid pre-installed apps are affected by high-severity vulnerabilities

Android pre-installed apps are affected by high-severity vulnerabilities

Microsoft found several high-severity vulnerabilities in a mobile framework used in pre-installed Android System apps. The Microsoft 365 Defender Research…

3 years ago