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The IT security researchers at Palo Alto Network have discovered new samples of the Adware-family “Ewind” have been discovered by security researchers. As if earlier versions of the Adware weren’t good enough, hackers have made some lethal modifications in the new samples, and it is looking even more dangerous than before. Researchers believe that the […]
Short Bytes: Anbox is a container-based approach for booting a complete Android system on a Linux distro. This allows one to run Android apps easily on a distro without any emulation. Anbox is in Alpha stage, so one should expect few crashes and instability. Currently, Anbox is supported by Ubuntu 16.04 and later. Have you ever tried running Android app […]
You might have heard countless tales of hackers using malicious ransomware forcing users to pay huge amounts of money but not today. Today, we bring you a unique kind of ransomware which forces its victims to make a high score of at least 200 million points in popular Japanese video game TH12. According to Malware […]
[jpshare]Security Experts from Avast came through a Malware that uses a sandbox(DroidPlugin) to dynamically load and run an app, without actually installing the app, just like VirtualApp. This makes it harder for antivirus solutions for recognizing the malware, as its malicious parts are not put away in the host application. This malware is spread through […]
A group of hackers is performing highly sophisticated cyber-attacks against high-profile organizations of Middle East – Cyber security firms Palo Alto Networks and ClearSky conducted a joint research on these attacks and found that the hackers were using several techniques on both Android and Windows operating systems used by officials at these organizations. Research conducted by […]
[jpshare]Notorious surveillance software called Pegasus Andriod spyware has been Found which Monitor all the Vicims activities including take Screenshots, capture audio,Camera,Contact list Keystroke logging,read email and pull the data’s from the users Android Mobiles. Google and the Lookout Security Intelligence team Discovered thisPegasus Malware and Explained that ,existed as an Android application (APK) that compromised […]
Pegasus is a smartphone spyware developed by the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group; it is believed to be one of the most dangerous spyware that has been developed so far. It was found attacking iPhone devices in August 2016. Pegasus uses three iOS system’s zero-day vulnerabilities, which at that time were not identified. Now, Google and […]
Short Bytes: An exploit was discovered by the Google Project Zero team in Broadcom WiFi chips used in various iPhone models and Android smartphones from various makers. The vulnerability could allow a hacker in close proximity to gain full control of the target device. Security fixes have been released by Apple; the other makers would […]
Amaq, the official news agency of ISIS or Daesh terrorist group is informing its users about a potential compromise in the security of its website. According to them, the site has been hacked by Anonymous hackers and is now infecting thousands of users. When visiting the site, the following message keeps appearing: “The site ahead […]
A new ransomware app has been spotted in the wild, which could easily bypass your mobile anti-virus allowing the app to lock your device. As per reports, the app is currently targeting Russian users, and so far hundreds of Android users have been victimized. Cyber-security firm Zscaler first spotted the vicious code in the app […]
According to the Nokia threat intelligence report- 2H 2016, the smartphone and IoT devices infection rate is rising rapidly over the past few years, and in the year 2016, the rate reached its peak. While, last year was a nightmare for the smartphone holders and most of all, for Android users. The trend of targeting […]
Android Forums, a popular platform for Android users, has announced that its servers were accessed by a third-party resulting in a data breach. In a security notice, the website administrator wrote that 40 members of the forum (2.5 percent) who registered between registered in 2016 and 2017 had their accounts compromised. Around 50% of the […]
Lately, credential stealing campaigns and Instagram go hand in hand as we have seen so many credential stealers targeting social networking app users. These campaigns circulate on Google Play in the form of tools designed to increase the number of followers on Instagram. Recently, 13 malicious apps were identified to be uploaded on Google Play […]
Short Bytes: Google has integrated Google Wallet into its Gmail app for Android smartphones. As a result, the users can easily send or request money. A user simply needs to compose a mail and press the paper clip button to access the money transfer options. The sent money goes in the recipient’s Google Wallet and it […]
Android devices have remained the center of attraction for malicious cyber criminals since forever. Not only do they churn out fake, infected apps one after another but also devise ways to exploit Android devices. The reason is quite evident; since Android devices are among the most commonly preferred mobile phone choices, therefore, cyber-criminals attack them […]
Short Bytes: The updated Google Home app for Android devices comes with improvements for the notification area. The cast notifications are now present on all the Android devices connected to the same network. This article covers a method to disable it. Chromecast by Google is a handy little device to push content directly from your […]
Tracking mobile phones has become relatively easier since the advent of smartphones and wireless connectivity as these devices become traceable when they move across public Wi-Fi networks. MAC address randomization is a technique that is used to secure mobile devices from being traced. What MAC does is it replaces the unique ID that makes a […]
For most people, the only operating systems they know of are Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. They have thus restricted their world to these four operating system with the same belief our ancestors thought the world was flat. However, many other operating systems will work even better than the above mentioned OSs especially for those of […]
Originally, it was expected that mobile devices would evolve to become handheld computers with capabilities similar to any desktop. It is clear today that our smartphones and tablets have evolved beyond this point, creating new means of technological interaction not previously imagined. Within the context of socio-technological revolution, the rise of virtual reality technology raises […]
Short Bytes: Google has started rolling out the Google Assistant update to Android phones. If you’re running Android Marshmallow or Android Nougat, you can get and enable Google Assistant right now. To enable it, all you need to do is make sure that you’re running the latest version of Google Play Services and Google App. Earlier […]
Google is busy in updating its Android OS with the third and probably the largest security patch update that the company will be releasing this year. March 2017 Android update offer fixes for around 105 security vulnerabilities. This marks a whopping increment in the number of identified security flaws since when Google released a patch […]