Security researchers from Lookout have discovered two malicious samples of trojanized ViperRAT apps in Google Play Store, each disguised as custom chat apps. Hackers appear to have used the two Android apps to conduct highly targeted surveillance in the Middle East.
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Trend Micro researchers detected a new variant of Android Remote Access Tool (AndroRAT) that targets an older publicly disclosed vulnerability (CVE-2015-1805) that allows an attacker to compromise older Android devices to perform privilege escalation.
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Fitness app and social media company Strava has introduced a Global Heatmap service, that may have allowed many service people to inadvertently expose the locations of their military bases.
Fitness app users could expose military bases Read More »
Software and hardware vendors have issued advisories and fixes for “Spectre” (speculative execution side-channel attack) and “Meltdown” vulnerabilities, related to recently disclosed CPU processor design flaws.
Vendors issue security updates for Spectre and Meltdown Read More »
A serious Android security vulnerability dubbed Janus could allow attackers to modify the code in applications without affecting their signatures. Attackers could then use the technique to gain indirect access to the device.
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Google security researchers discovered a backdoor family of malware called Tizi that can root Android devices and exploit older vulnerabilities.
Tizi backdoor mobile threat Read More »
The McAfee Mobile Research team has identified a new Android malware threat that has links to the Lazarus Cybercrime Group.
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McAfee security researchers warn of a new Android Banking Trojan MoqHao that is spreading in South Korea via SMS phishing messages.
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Cyber criminals and mobile malware authors with very little coding experience can now create Android ransomware automatically using Trojan Development Kits (TDKs).
Android ransomware uses Trojan Development Kits (TDKs) Read More »
Google security researchers have discovered and blocked a new form of spyware called Lipizzan that targets Android devices to spy on communications, such as email and calls, as well as steal information on contacts, record audio/video and monitor the target user’s location.
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