All posts tagged "android"

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  New FjordPhantom Android Malware Targets Banking Apps in Southeast Asia

  Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new sophisticated Android malware called FjordPhantom that has been observed targeting users in Southeast Asian countries like...

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  200+ Malicious Android Apps Targeting Iranian Banks: Experts Warn

  An Android malware campaign targeting Iranian banks has expanded its capabilities and incorporated additional evasion tactics to fly under the radar. That’s...

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  Malicious Apps Disguised as Banks and Government Agencies Targeting Indian Android Users

  Android smartphone users in India are the target of a new malware campaign that employs social engineering lures to install fraudulent apps...

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  SecuriDropper: New Android Dropper-as-a-Service Bypasses Google’s Defenses

  Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new dropper-as-a-service (DaaS) for Android called SecuriDropper that bypasses new security restrictions imposed by Google...

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  SpyNote: Beware of This Android Trojan that Records Audio and Phone Calls

  The Android banking trojan known as SpyNote has been dissected to reveal its diverse information-gathering features. Typically spread via SMS phishing campaigns,...

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  PEACHPIT: Massive Ad Fraud Botnet Powered by Millions of Hacked Android and iOS

  An ad fraud botnet dubbed PEACHPIT leveraged an army of hundreds of thousands of Android and iOS devices to generate illicit profits...

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  From Watering Hole to Spyware: EvilBamboo Targets Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Taiwanese

  Tibetan, Uyghur, and Taiwanese individuals and organizations are the targets of a persistent campaign orchestrated by a threat actor codenamed EvilBamboo to...

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  Hook: New Android Banking Trojan That Expands on ERMAC’s Legacy

  A new analysis of the Android banking trojan known as Hook has revealed that it’s based on its predecessor called ERMAC. “The...

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  Millions Infected by Spyware Hidden in Fake Telegram Apps on Google Play

  Spyware masquerading as modified versions of Telegram have been spotted in the Google Play Store that’s designed to harvest sensitive information from...

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  Zero-Day Alert: Latest Android Patch Update Includes Fix for Newly Actively Exploited Flaw

  Google has rolled out monthly security patches for Android to address a number of flaws, including a zero-day bug that it said...

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  Syrian Threat Actor EVLF Unmasked as Creator of CypherRAT and CraxsRAT Android Malware

  A Syrian threat actor named EVLF has been outed as the creator of malware families CypherRAT and CraxsRAT. “These RATs are designed...

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  Thousands of Android Malware Apps Using Stealthy APK Compression to Evade Detection

  Threat actors are using Android Package (APK) files with unknown or unsupported compression methods to elude malware analysis. That’s according to findings...

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  Malicious Apps Use Sneaky Versioning Technique to Bypass Google Play Store Scanners

  Threat actors are leveraging a technique called versioning to evade Google Play Store’s malware detections and target Android users. “Campaigns using versioning...

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  European Bank Customers Targeted in SpyNote Android Trojan Campaign

  Various European customers of different banks are being targeted by an Android banking trojan called SpyNote as part of an aggressive campaign...

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  New Android Malware CherryBlos Utilizing OCR to Steal Sensitive Data

  A new Android malware strain called CherryBlos has been observed making use of optical character recognition (OCR) techniques to gather sensitive data...

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  Hackers Exploit WebAPK to Deceive Android Users into Installing Malicious Apps

  Threat actors are taking advantage of Android’s WebAPK technology to trick unsuspecting users into installing malicious web apps on Android phones that...

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  Two Spyware Apps on Google Play with 1.5 Million Users Sending Data to China

  Two file management apps on the Google Play Store have been discovered to be spyware, putting the privacy and security of up...

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  Google Releases Android Patch Update for 3 Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities

  Google has released its monthly security updates for the Android operating system, addressing 46 new software vulnerabilities. Among these, three vulnerabilities have...

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  Fluhorse: Flutter-Based Android Malware Targets Credit Cards and 2FA Codes

  Cybersecurity researchers have shared the inner workings of an Android malware family called Fluhorse. The malware “represents a significant shift as it...

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  Android Spy App LetMeSpy Suffers Major Data Breach, Exposing Users’ Personal Data

  Android-based phone monitoring app LetMeSpy has disclosed a security breach that allowed an unauthorized third-party to steal sensitive data associated with thousands...

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  Anatsa Banking Trojan Targeting Users in US, UK, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

  A new Android malware campaign has been observed pushing the Anatsa banking trojan to target banking customers in the U.S., U.K., Germany,...