Latest headlines from security outlets
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Android Malware Campaign Leverages Money-Lending Apps to Blackmail Victims
A previously undocumented Android malware campaign has been observed leveraging money-lending apps to blackmail victims into paying up with personal informatio…
Hackers Sign Android Malware Apps with Compromised Platform Certificates
Platform certificates used by Android smartphone vendors like Samsung, LG, and MediaTek have been found to be abused to sign malicious apps.The findings were f…
SharkBot Banking Malware Spreading via Fake Android Antivirus App on Google Play Store
The threat actor behind a nascent Android banking trojan namedSharkBothas managed to evade Google Play Store security barriers by masquerading as an antivirus …
Over 500,000 Android Users Downloaded a New Joker Malware App from Play Store
A malicious Android app with more than 500,000 downloads from the Google Play app store has been found hosting malware that stealthily exfiltrates users' conta…
Beware! New Android Malware Hacks Thousands of Facebook Accounts
A new Android trojan has been found to compromise Facebook accounts of over 10,000 users in at least 144 countries since March 2021 via fraudulent apps distrib…
Android Apps Leaked 100+ Million Users' Data Due To Misconfigured Cloud Services
Misconfigured databases have long been a reason for exposing sensitive data. This time, however, the…Android Apps Leaked 100+ Million Users' Data Due To Miscon…
PARETO Botnet Utilized Hacked Android Phones To Generate Fake Ad Views
Researchers have shared details of a new botnet dubbed 'PARETO' that exploited hacked Android devices…PARETO Botnet Utilized Hacked Android Phones To Generate …
Gigaset Android Update Server Hacked to Install Malware on Users' Devices
Gigaset has revealed a malware infection discovered in its Android devices was the result of a compromise of a server belonging to an external update service p…
New Android Ransomware MalLocker.B Triggers Upon Pressing Home Key
A new ransomware has emerged online threatening Android security. Identified as MalLocker.B, the ransomware triggers on an infected phone asNew Android Ransomw…
Watch Out ' Microsoft Warns Android Users About A New Ransomware
Microsoft has warned about a new strain of mobile ransomware that takes advantage of incoming call notifications and Android's Home button to lock the device b…
New Android Malware Now Steals Passwords For Non-Banking Apps Too
Cybersecurity researchers today uncovered a new strain of banking malware that targets not only banking apps but also steals data and credentials from social n…
CryCryptor Android Ransomware Poses As COVID-19 Contact Tracing App
New Android ransomware already active in the wild has caught the researchers' attention. Identified as CryCryptor, this ransomware masks itselfCryCryptor Andro…
Over 4000 Android Apps Expose Users' Data via Misconfigured Firebase Databases
More than 4,000 Android apps that use Google's cloud-hosted Firebase databases are 'unknowingly' leaking sensitive information on their users, including their …
New Android Malware Steals Banking Passwords, Private Data and Keystrokes
A new type of mobile banking malware has been discovered abusing Android's accessibility features to exfiltrate sensitive data from financial applications, rea…
Lucy Ransomware Now Threatens Android Users With FBI Fine
The infamous Lucy ransomware has now appeared again to prey on users. This time, Lucy ransomware threatens Android users withLucy Ransomware Now Threatens Andr…
Android Cookie-Stealing Malware Found Hijacking Facebook Accounts
A new simple but dangerous strain of Android malware has been found in the wild that steals users' authentication cookies from the web browsing and other apps,…
New Android Cookie-Stealing Malware Found Hijacking Facebook Accounts
A new simple but dangerous strain of Android malware has been found in the wild that steals users' authentication cookies from the web browsing and other apps,…
3 Google Play Store Apps Exploit Android Zero-Day Used by NSO Group
Watch out! If you have any of the below-mentioned file managers and photography apps installed on your Android phone'even if downloaded from the official Googl…
ScarCruft Hacks Gaming Platform to Deploy BirdCall Malware on Android and Windows
The North Korea-aligned state-sponsored hacking group known as ScarCruft has compromised a video game platform in a supply chain espionage attack, trojanizing …
Just a GIF Image Could Have Hacked Your Android Phone Using WhatsApp
A picture is worth a thousand words, but a GIF is worth a thousand pictures.Today, the short looping clips, GIFs are everywhere'on your social media, on your m…
Installed Is Not Remediated: How to Verify Linux Security Patches in Production
There are several reasons why Linux has such a good reputation and has become such a good standard across the world. It is the power behind most internet serve…
⚡ Weekly Recap: Hyper-V Malware, Malicious AI Bots, RDP Exploits, WhatsApp Lockdown and More
Cyber threats didn’t slow down last week—and attackers are getting smarter. We’re seeing malware hidden in virtual machines, side-channel leaks exposing AI cha…
ERMAC V3.0 Banking Trojan Source Code Leak Exposes Full Malware Infrastructure
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed the inner workings of an Android banking trojan called ERMAC 3.0, uncovering serious shortcomings in the operators' inf…
Google Releases Chrome Update Mitigating Severe Code Execution Vulns
Google recently issued a crucial Chrome update that those using a version of the browser prior to version 132.0.6834.110 should implement immediately. External…