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ProSpy and ToSpy: New spyware families impersonating secure messaging apps

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ProSpy and ToSpy: New spyware families impersonating secure messaging apps 2025-10-02 at 12:04 By Anamarija Pogorelec ESET researchers have found two Android spyware campaigns aimed at people looking for secure messaging apps such as Signal and ToTok. The attackers spread the spyware through fake websites and social engineering. Researchers identified two previously unknown spyware families. […]

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Your budget Android phone might be spying on you

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Your budget Android phone might be spying on you 2025-09-30 at 08:08 By Sinisa Markovic Researchers have found that many low-cost Android devices come with pre-installed apps that have high-level access to the system. Unlike apps from the Google Play Store, many of these are not subject to thorough checks and can serve as vectors

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Academics Build AI-Powered Android Vulnerability Discovery and Validation Tool

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Academics Build AI-Powered Android Vulnerability Discovery and Validation Tool 2025-09-05 at 16:44 By Ionut Arghire Called A2, the framework mimics human analysis to identify vulnerabilities in Android applications and then validates them. The post Academics Build AI-Powered Android Vulnerability Discovery and Validation Tool appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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Google fixes actively exploited Android vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-48543, CVE-2025-38352)

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Google fixes actively exploited Android vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-48543, CVE-2025-38352) 2025-09-04 at 16:58 By Zeljka Zorz Google has provided fixes for over 100 Android vulnerabilities, including CVE-2025-48543 and CVE-2025-38352, which “may be under limited, targeted exploitation.” Among the fixed flaws is also CVE-2025-48539, a critical vulnerability in the System component that “could lead to remote (proximal/adjacent) code

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Two Exploited Vulnerabilities Patched in Android

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Two Exploited Vulnerabilities Patched in Android 2025-09-04 at 11:40 By Ionut Arghire Elevation of privilege flaws in Android Runtime (CVE-2025-48543) and Linux kernel (CVE-2025-38352) have been exploited in targeted attacks. The post Two Exploited Vulnerabilities Patched in Android appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to this

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Android VPN apps used by millions are covertly connected AND insecure

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Android VPN apps used by millions are covertly connected AND insecure 2025-08-19 at 17:07 By Zeljka Zorz Three families of Android VPN apps, with a combined 700 million-plus Google Play downloads, are secretly linked, according to a group of researchers from Arizona State University and Citizen Lab. Finding the secret links Virtual private networks (VPNs)

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Google Says Android pKVM Earns Highest Level of Security Assurance

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Google Says Android pKVM Earns Highest Level of Security Assurance 2025-08-15 at 13:07 By Eduard Kovacs Android pKVM has achieved SESIP Level 5 certification, which means it’s resistant to highly skilled, motivated, and funded attackers. The post Google Says Android pKVM Earns Highest Level of Security Assurance appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Android’s August 2025 Update Patches Exploited Qualcomm Vulnerability

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Android’s August 2025 Update Patches Exploited Qualcomm Vulnerability 2025-08-05 at 13:16 By Ionut Arghire Android’s light August 2025 security update resolves an Adreno GPU vulnerability confirmed as exploited in June. The post Android’s August 2025 Update Patches Exploited Qualcomm Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React

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July 2025 Breaks a Decade of Monthly Android Patches

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July 2025 Breaks a Decade of Monthly Android Patches 2025-07-11 at 11:33 By Ionut Arghire Since August 2015, Google has delivered a constant stream of monthly security patches for Android. Until July 2025. The post July 2025 Breaks a Decade of Monthly Android Patches appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Aegis Authenticator: Free, open-source 2FA app for Android

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Aegis Authenticator: Free, open-source 2FA app for Android 2025-07-07 at 08:34 By Help Net Security Aegis Authenticator is an open-source 2FA app for Android that helps you manage login codes for your online accounts. The app features strong encryption and the ability to back up your data. It supports both HOTP and TOTP, so it

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Undetectable Android Spyware Backfires, Leaks 62,000 User Logins

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Undetectable Android Spyware Backfires, Leaks 62,000 User Logins 2025-07-03 at 14:32 By Ionut Arghire A vulnerability in the Catwatchful spyware allowed a security researcher to retrieve the usernames and passwords of over 62,000 accounts. The post Undetectable Android Spyware Backfires, Leaks 62,000 User Logins appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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35 open-source security tools to power your red team, SOC, and cloud security

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35 open-source security tools to power your red team, SOC, and cloud security 2025-06-18 at 08:31 By Help Net Security This article showcases free, open-source security tools that support your organization’s teams in red teaming, threat hunting, incident response, vulnerability scanning, and cloud security. Autorize: Burp Suite extension for automatic authorization enforcement detection Autorize is

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From cleaners to creepers: The risk of mobile privilege escalation

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From cleaners to creepers: The risk of mobile privilege escalation 2025-06-18 at 07:38 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Nico Chiaraviglio, Chief Scientist at Zimperium, explores how Android apps can be abused to escalate privileges, giving attackers access to sensitive data and system functions. Drawing on Zimperium’s recent research, he breaks

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Android Enterprise update puts mobile security first

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Android Enterprise update puts mobile security first 2025-06-10 at 21:04 By Mirko Zorz Google is rolling out new Android Enterprise features aimed at improving mobile security, IT management, and employee productivity. According to Zimperium’s 2025 Global Mobile Threat Report, attackers are now prioritizing mobile devices over desktops. Many security incidents involve smartphones, often due to

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Millions of Android devices roped into Badbox 2.0 botnet. Is yours among them?

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Millions of Android devices roped into Badbox 2.0 botnet. Is yours among them? 2025-06-06 at 16:09 By Zeljka Zorz Millions of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices running the open-source version of the Android operating system are part of the Badbox 2.0 botnet, the FBI has warned. Cyber criminals are using the botnet to perform ad fraud and

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Over 30 Vulnerabilities Patched in Android

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Over 30 Vulnerabilities Patched in Android 2025-06-03 at 15:03 By Eduard Kovacs The latest Android updates fix vulnerabilities in Runtime, Framework, System, and third-party components of the mobile OS. The post Over 30 Vulnerabilities Patched in Android appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to this headline:

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Google Ships Android ‘Advanced Protection’ Mode to Thwart Surveillance Spyware

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Google Ships Android ‘Advanced Protection’ Mode to Thwart Surveillance Spyware 2025-05-14 at 21:18 By Ryan Naraine Google bundles multiple safeguards under a single Android toggle to protect high-risk users from advanced mobile malware implants. The post Google Ships Android ‘Advanced Protection’ Mode to Thwart Surveillance Spyware appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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Google strengthens secure enterprise access from BYOD Android devices

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Google strengthens secure enterprise access from BYOD Android devices 2025-05-14 at 19:21 By Zeljka Zorz Google has introduced Device Trust from Android Enterprise, a new solution for making sure that private Android devices used for work are secure enough to access corporate resources and data. Device Trust from Android Enterprise (Source: Google) What is Device

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Actively exploited FreeType flaw fixed in Android (CVE-2025-27363)

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Actively exploited FreeType flaw fixed in Android (CVE-2025-27363) 2025-05-07 at 13:03 By Zeljka Zorz Google has released fixes for a bucketload of Android security vulnerabilities, including a FreeType flaw (CVE-2025-27363) that “may be under limited, targeted exploitation.” About CVE-2025-27363 CVE-2025-27363 is an out of bounds write vulnerability in FreeType, an open-source software library that renders

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Android Update Patches FreeType Vulnerability Exploited as Zero-Day

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Android Update Patches FreeType Vulnerability Exploited as Zero-Day 2025-05-06 at 12:00 By Ionut Arghire Android’s May 2025 security update includes patches for an exploited vulnerability in the FreeType open source rendering engine. The post Android Update Patches FreeType Vulnerability Exploited as Zero-Day appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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