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Researchers at Lookout Security have found a Shuanet malware that masquerades as some of the most downloaded apps like Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat. Android devices are always under attack, from IQ Testing App infecting millions of users worldwide to gaming apps like Candy Crush and Plants vs Zombies each and every one of them played their […]
A software development kit that has been provided by Baidu (A Chinese search engine) can easily be exploited for installing backdoors on Android devices. About 100 million users are in danger of getting affected due to this vulnerability as according to Trend Micro‘s report the SDK has been used to make 14,112 Android applications till now. Out […]
Short Bytes: Baidu, the Chinese analogous to Google has distributed a software development kit (SDK), Moplus, which has reportedly made over 100 million Android users open to attacks by putting a backdoor to their devices. The corrupt SDK has reached in 14,112 Android apps of which about 4,000 have been created by Baidu. This is […]
Researchers have discovered an Android malware disguising itself as a Microsoft word document which triggers a malicious code once opened. This Android malware was found when a user installed an app from third-party app developers. Once the app was installed, a Microsoft word like icon appeared on the home screen and before even the user could think […]
With computers starting to help normal human beings to navigate better around the world, robotics and AI are all set to help the visually impaired to navigate around the world without any help. Scientists from IBM Research and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) are working on solutions that will turn this into reality. At the moment, […]
An alert from Carnegie Mellon University CERT database reveals how Android devices are affected by LTE security flaw and use for DDoS attacks. The alert says nearly all the users on Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks are vulnerable to denial of service attacks (DDoS) from the hackers. The most vulnerable are the android users on […]
Hacking SIRI and Google Now silently from 16feet away now possible via Headphones, claim ANSSI Researchers. French researchers at the government’s information security agency ANSSI have surpassed everyone else in the field of technology.. or so it seems… since they have managed to hack Apples personal assistant SIRI without even speaking a word. Not to […]
Short Bytes: A new malicious adware is here to make your lives harder. Kemoge adware has the ability to do some serious damage to your precious smartphone by rooting it and then flooding it with tons of ads. There is no dearth of malware that are designed to serve unwanted ads in your mobile phone and […]
Smartphones of Android users are again under a malware attack, this time with unsolicited unwanted ads. Did you know hackers develop Android malware every 17 seconds? Well, this one is one of them. Android users in more than 20 countries have become victims of an aggressive malware program that hammers their android devices with unwanted advertisements. […]
Hackers are targeting users with fake PayPal app update email which actually comes with an embedded link of an Android banking malware. Recently, an email circulation has been let loose by hackers. This email looks quite official in design and content, asking the recipient to update their Android PayPal app. If the users click on the […]
Short Bytes: The Android 6.0 Marshmallow update party has begun and we are here with the complete list of devices that are getting the update. Confirmed devices- as well as the rumored ones- are included on this list. Take a look. Google has recently unveiled the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update along with the brand new Nexus […]
The risk of remote hacking is triggered through the faults in the media processing components that may be misused by malicious websites. Experts have identified some major flaws in the way media files are handled by Android which may eventually trap its users by automatically visiting malicious sites. A report by Zimperium (a cyber-security company) […]
Now you cannot test your IQ without getting your mobile compromised — The malicious new Android app has already infected more than 1 million users —This sinister app is available at Google Play Store and easily evades detection. The Brain Test Android app available at Google’s Play Store is not your regular IQ testing utility […]
The IT security researchers at ESET detected malware on popular Android games which created quite a furor among users. A couple of weeks ago we reported how the hackers are infectiting verified Android apps with malware and successfully passes through Google Bouncer, the vetting system of Google Play Store. Now, ESET reports that the malware […]
We at ESET recently discovered an interesting stealth attack on Android users, an app that is a regular game but with one interesting addition: the application was bundled with another application with the name systemdata or resourcea and that’s certainly a bit fishy. Why would a regular game downloaded from the official Google Play store […]
The Ghost Push malware comes with those Android apps that are available at non-Google app stores. The newly discovered Android malware dubbed as Ghost Push Malware has the capability of compromising a massive number of new devices (more than 600,000) on a daily basis. The malware has been detected by a famous Android developer Cheetah Mobile. The same company is […]
Android devices may be protected by a lock screen which requires some form of authentication before access to most phone features, its settings and the data stored on it is granted. Users may protect the phone by password, pin or pattern for example, and there are other means of protection available as well, for instance […]
Android users need to be highly careful while using your smartphone as ESET researchers have identified simplocker, a new screen-locking malware that specifically targets users in the United States. This new ransomware is the first one that is capable of changing a smartphone’s PIN lock, which is one of the phone’s security code. The Android […]
Thousands of legit websites’ security has been compromised to secretly redirect the visitors, coming through specific search terms, to prospective fraudulent websites offering hacking schemes and services. This was revealed in a recent investigation by one of the Malwarebytes researcher, Steven Burn, responsible for scrutinizing Facebook hacking frauds. Those readers who are not aware of […]
If you think that all the Android apps currently available on the legitimate Google Play Store are reliable and free-of-malware, then you are wrong. Developers of MKero Malware, which was firstly identified in 2014, have altered their apps’ packing in such a manner that it easily and successfully passes through Google Bouncer, the vetting system […]
Android is one of the most vulnerable OS in the world — If you are an Android user you need to be careful with downloading apps. Several malicious mobile apps have been surfaced on the Internet, which is a ransomware variant that takes advantage of offering pornography as a bait for targeted victims into downloading […]