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Pierluigi Paganini June 15, 2020

Flaws in mobile Internet protocol GTP allow hackers to target 5G users

Security vulnerabilities in modern communication protocol GTP used by mobile network operators can be exploited by attackers to target 4G/5G users. Researchers at cybersecurity firm Positive Technologies Security have discovered several vulnerabilities in communication protocol GPRS Tunnelling Protocol (GTP), that is used by mobile network operators (MNOs). Threat actors could exploit these flaws to conduct several […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 26, 2020

StrandHogg 2.0 Android flaw affects over 1 Billion devices

Researchers disclosed a new critical vulnerability (CVE-2020-0096, aka StrandHogg 2.0) affecting the Android operating system that could allow attackers to carry out a sophisticated version of Strandhogg attack. A group of Norwegian researchers disclosed a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2020-0096, affecting Android OS that could allow attackers to carry out a sophisticated version of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 30, 2020

EventBot, a new Android mobile targets financial institutions across Europe

Security experts from Cybereason Nocturnus team discovered a new piece of Android malware dubbed EventBot that targets banks, financial services across Europe. Researchers from Cybereason Nocturnus team discovered a new piece of Android malware dubbed EventBot that targets banks, financial services across Europe The malware first appeared in the threat landscape in March, in implements […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2020

Hacking Apple iPhones and iPads by sending emails to the victims

Two zero-day flaws in the default mailing app pre-installed on iPhones and iPads allow attackers to hack the devices just by sending emails. Experts at cybersecurity firm ZecOps have discovered two zero-day vulnerabilities in iPhone and iPad devices that have been exploited in a series of attacks that targeted iOS high-profile users since at least January 2018. […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2020

A new Insomnia iOS exploit used to spy on China’s Uyghur minority

Security researchers from Volexity discovered a new Insomnia iOS exploit that was being used to spy on China’s Uyghur minority. The Uyghur group is a Turkic minority ethnic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the general region of Central and East Asia. “The Uyghurs are recognized by the Chinese government only as a regional […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 16, 2020

Hackers are again attacking Portuguese banking organizations via Android Trojan-Banker

Hackers are again attacking Portuguese banking organizations via Android Trojan-Banker. The threat is not new, hackers are again attacking clients of Portuguese banking organizations via a specially crafted Android Trojan-Banker from phishing campaigns launched from Brazil. The last occurrence this line was recorded on March 13rd, 2020, where a similar Trojan-Banker was disseminated targeting other […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 05, 2020

Experts uncovered hidden behavior in thousands of Android Apps

A group of security researchers has found thousands of Android apps containing hidden backdoors and blacklists. Researchers from The Ohio State University, New York University, and CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security analyzed thousands of mobile applications for Android and discovered dangerous behavior, including backdoors and blacklists. “While these apps have rich and useful functionality […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2020

Cookiethief, the Android malware that hijacks Facebook accounts

Experts discovered an Android Trojan, dubbed Cookiethief, that is able to gain root access on infected devices and hijack Facebook accounts. Security experts from Kaspersky recently discovered Android Trojan that was designed to gain root access on infected devices and hijack Facebook accounts by stealing cookies from the browser and the social media app. “We […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 04, 2020

Google addresses over 70 flaws in Android, including a remotely exploitable issue

Google’s March 2020 security updates for Android address over 70 flaws, including a critical vulnerability that affects the media framework. Google’s March 2020 security updates for Android include the fix for a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-0032, that affects the media framework as part of the 2020-03-01 security patch level. The 2020-03-01 security patch level fixed 11 vulnerabilities […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 03, 2020

A bug in the Walgreens mobile app leaked customers’ messages

Pharmacy store chain Walgreens has disclosed a data breach that impacted some customers of its mobile application. Pharmacy store chain Walgreens has disclosed a data breach that impacted some customers of its mobile application. The mobile app allows users to refill prescriptions by scanning barcode, manage medications with Pill Reminder, set Rx alerts for refills […]

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Flaws in mobile Internet protocol GTP allow hackers to target 5G users

StrandHogg 2.0 Android flaw affects over 1 Billion devices

EventBot, a new Android mobile targets financial institutions across Europe

Hacking Apple iPhones and iPads by sending emails to the victims

A new Insomnia iOS exploit used to spy on China’s Uyghur minority

Hackers are again attacking Portuguese banking organizations via Android Trojan-Banker

Experts uncovered hidden behavior in thousands of Android Apps

Cookiethief, the Android malware that hijacks Facebook accounts

Google addresses over 70 flaws in Android, including a remotely exploitable issue

A bug in the Walgreens mobile app leaked customers’ messages

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