All posts tagged "Android security"
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4.2KMobile SecurityApkLeaks – Scanning APK File For URIs, Endpoints And Secrets
Scanning APK file for URIs, endpoints & secrets. Installation To install apkLeaks, simply: $ git clone https://github.com/dwisiswant0/apkleaks $ cd apkleaks/ $...
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533Data BreachBeware: New Android Spyware Found Posing as Telegram and Threema Apps
A hacking group known for its attacks in the Middle East, at least since 2017, has recently been found impersonating legitimate messaging...
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4.4KMalwareMysterious malware that re-installs itself infected over 45,000 Android Phones
Over the past few months, hundreds of Android users have been complaining online of a new piece of mysterious malware that hides...
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357MalwareOpen-Source Spyware Spreading Via Google Play Store App to Send SMS, Steal Contacts, Files & Credentials
Researchers discovered an open-source spyware AhMyth associated with Google play store app called RB Music to intrude the Android users device to steal...
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255MalwareYour Android Phone Can Get Hacked Just By Playing This Video
Are you using an Android device? Beware! You should be more careful while playing a video on your smartphone—downloaded anywhere from the...
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276MalwareBianLian Android Banking Malware is Back with Screen Recording and SSH Server Capabilities
BianLian malware was first detected in October 2018; the malware aims in stealing OTP authentication codes, check balances, inject push notifications, and...
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379Malware50,000 times Downloaded Android Horror Game from GooglePlay Steals Google and Facebook Login Credentials
Android Horror game uses malicious scripts to steal the user’s login credentials and uses ad networks to drive more traffic and cause...
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255NewsMalicious Apps Uses App Permission to Retrieve information
If you remember in September 2018, we came across a report from Nightwatch Cybersecurity regarding a security vulnerability in Android that allowed...
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519MalwareMalicious Apps from Google PlayStore Bypassing SMS-Based Two-Factor Authentication and Steal OTPs in SMS
Researchers discovered new malicious Android apps from Google Play Store bypassing SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) mechanisms and steal the OTP without SMS’s...
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326NewsTwitter Bug Carelessly Shared Location Data of Some iOS Users
According to Twitter, a bug that revealed the user’s location information, and shared it with an unnamed Twitter partner has been fixed....
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299NewsGoogle Removes 85 Adware-Infected Android Apps
Google has removed 85 Android apps from the official Play Store after it was reported that these apps were adware-infected. Google took...
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331News7 Useful Android Vulnerability Scanners
There is a huge difference between an Android antivirus and an Android app that offers vulnerability scans. The former has questionable effectiveness...
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212NewsWhy You Should Always Update Your Android Device
You’ve probably encountered notifications on your Android phone that a new patch and update is now available for download. Maybe, sometimes, you...
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239HackedPSA: Your Android Smartphone Maker Is Lying About Missed Security Updates
Even though Google has managed to establish Android as the top smartphone operating system in the world, it has failed on a...
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381NewsNexus and Pixel devices now has Google’s Android Security Patch
In the first week of every month, Google releases the monthly Android security patch for Nexus and Pixel devices. And, sticking to...
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303NewsSecurity Discovery: 1st Kotlin-Based Malware In Google Play Store
Cyber security researchers have reportedly discovered what they think is the first Krotin-based malware affecting the Android OS. The discovery has been...
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237Mobile SecurityAndroTickler – Penetration Testing and Auditing Toolkit for Android Apps
A java tool that helps to pentest Android apps faster, more easily and more efficiently. AndroTickler offers many features of information gathering,...
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218ArticlesSneaky three-stage malware found in Google Play store
Another crop of Android apps hiding malware have been discovered in – and removed from – the Google Play store. Researchers at...
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254MalwareAndroid Mobile Antivirus App Collecting User Data Without Device Owner’s Permission
To keep our personal data safe we use Antivirus, but what results if the Antivirus solution can’t be trusted. Security experts form...
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274Mobile SecurityMillions of Android Phones including latest Versions Vulnerable to Cloak & Dagger attack
Cloak & Dagger attack discovered by security experts from Georgia Institute of Technology, which allows attackers to get complete control over your...
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236VulnerabilitiesQuadRooter: New Android Vulnerabilities in Over 900 Million Devices
Check Point today disclosed details about a set of four vulnerabilities affecting 900 million Android smartphones and tablets that use Qualcomm® chipsets....
