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Why rooting and jailbreaking make you a target

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Why rooting and jailbreaking make you a target 2025-03-20 at 18:31 By Help Net Security As cybercriminals have moved to a mobile-first attack strategy, rooting and jailbreaking mobile devices remain a powerful attack vector. Such mobile devices bypass critical security protocols, leaving organizations vulnerable to mobile malware, data breaches, and complete system compromises. Threats reported […]

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300 Malicious ‘Vapor’ Apps Hosted on Google Play Had 60 Million Downloads

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300 Malicious ‘Vapor’ Apps Hosted on Google Play Had 60 Million Downloads 2025-03-20 at 12:30 By Ionut Arghire Over 300 malicious applications displaying intrusive full-screen interstitial video ads amassed more than 60 million downloads on Google Play. The post 300 Malicious ‘Vapor’ Apps Hosted on Google Play Had 60 Million Downloads appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Google Patches Pair of Exploited Vulnerabilities in Android

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Google Patches Pair of Exploited Vulnerabilities in Android 2025-03-04 at 13:52 By Ionut Arghire Android’s March 2025 security update addresses over 40 vulnerabilities, including two actively exploited in the wild. The post Google Patches Pair of Exploited Vulnerabilities in Android appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React

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Amnesty Reveals Cellebrite Zero-Day Android Exploit on Serbian Student Activist

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Amnesty Reveals Cellebrite Zero-Day Android Exploit on Serbian Student Activist 2025-02-28 at 23:02 By Ryan Naraine Amnesty International publishes technical details on zero-day vulnerabilities exploited by Cellebrite’s mobile forensic tools to spy on a Serbian student activist. The post Amnesty Reveals Cellebrite Zero-Day Android Exploit on Serbian Student Activist appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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Qualcomm Extends Security Support for Android Devices to 8 Years

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Qualcomm Extends Security Support for Android Devices to 8 Years 2025-02-26 at 13:20 By Eduard Kovacs Qualcomm says it’s working with Google to ensure that Android device manufacturers will be able to provide security updates for 8 years. The post Qualcomm Extends Security Support for Android Devices to 8 Years appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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Crypto-stealing iOS, Android malware found on App Store, Google Play

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Crypto-stealing iOS, Android malware found on App Store, Google Play 2025-02-05 at 13:25 By Zeljka Zorz A number of iOS and Android apps on Apple’s and Google’s official app stores contain a software development kit (SDK) that allows them to exfiltrate cryptowallets’ seed recovery phrases, Kaspersky researchers have found. “The infected apps in Google Play

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Vulnerability Patched in Android Possibly Exploited by Forensic Tools

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Vulnerability Patched in Android Possibly Exploited by Forensic Tools 2025-02-04 at 13:03 By Ionut Arghire The February 2025 Android patches resolve 46 vulnerabilities, including a Linux kernel bug that has been exploited in the wild. The post Vulnerability Patched in Android Possibly Exploited by Forensic Tools appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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Don’t let these open-source cybersecurity tools slip under your radar

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Don’t let these open-source cybersecurity tools slip under your radar 2025-01-27 at 07:07 By Help Net Security This article showcases free, open-source cybersecurity tools that help you identify and address vulnerabilities, detect intrusion, protect websites from cyber attacks, monitor and detect suspicious activities across your network. Am I Isolated: Open-source container security benchmark Am I

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iOS devices more exposed to phishing than Android

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iOS devices more exposed to phishing than Android 2024-12-26 at 06:07 By Help Net Security The mobile threat landscape continues to grow at an alarming rate as cybercrime groups shift their tactics and target mobile devices in the early stages of their attacks, according to a recent Lookout report. The report highlights insights behind a

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CISA: Use Signal or other secure communications app

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CISA: Use Signal or other secure communications app 2024-12-20 at 14:57 By Zeljka Zorz In the wake of the widespread compromise of US telecom giants’ networks by Chinese hackers and the FBI advising Americans to use end-to-end encrypted communications, CISA is advising “highly targeted individuals” – senior government officials and politicians – to lock down

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Vanir: Open-source security patch validation for Android

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Vanir: Open-source security patch validation for Android 2024-12-18 at 06:34 By Help Net Security Google’s open-source tool Vanir enables Android developers to quickly scan custom platform code for missing or applicable security patches. By automating patch validation, Vanir helps OEMs deliver critical security updates faster, enhancing the security of the Android ecosystem. Vanir uses source-code-based

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Serbian government used Cellebrite to unlock phones, install spyware

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Serbian government used Cellebrite to unlock phones, install spyware 2024-12-16 at 20:19 By Zeljka Zorz Serbian police and intelligence officers used Cellebrite forensic extraction software to unlock journalists’ and activists’ phones and install previously unknown Android spyware called NoviSpy, a new Amnesty International report claims. The unlocking was made possible through exploitation of a zero-day

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Cyber crooks push Android malware via letter

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Cyber crooks push Android malware via letter 2024-11-15 at 15:33 By Zeljka Zorz Cyber crooks are trying out an interesting new approach for getting information-stealing malware installed on Android users’ smartphones: a physical letter impersonating MeteoSwiss (i.e., Switzerland’s Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology). “The letter asks the recipients to install a new severe weather

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Google launches on-device AI to alert Android users of scam calls in real-time

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Google launches on-device AI to alert Android users of scam calls in real-time 2024-11-14 at 15:04 By Anamarija Pogorelec Google has announced new security features for Android that provide real-time protection against scams and harmful apps. These features, powered by advanced on-device AI, enhance user safety without compromising privacy. These new security features are available

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Google patches actively exploited Android vulnerability (CVE-2024-43093)

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Google patches actively exploited Android vulnerability (CVE-2024-43093) 2024-11-05 at 13:34 By Zeljka Zorz Google has delivered fixes for two vulnerabilities endangering Android users that “may be under limited, targeted exploitation”: CVE-2024-43047, a flaw affecting Qualcomm chipsets, and CVE-2024-43093, a vulnerability in the Google Play framework. The exploited vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-43047, CVE-2024-43093) Qualcomm patched CVE-2024-43047 – a

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What to do if your iPhone or Android smartphone gets stolen?

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What to do if your iPhone or Android smartphone gets stolen? 2024-10-18 at 07:01 By Help Net Security A lost, stolen, or compromised smartphone today means we are in serious trouble. Most people have everything related to their personal and professional lives stored on their phones, a fact that criminals are well aware of. Cybersecurity

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Android 15 unveils new security features to protect sensitive data

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Android 15 unveils new security features to protect sensitive data 2024-10-16 at 13:20 By Help Net Security Android 15 brings enhanced security features to protect your sensitive health, financial, and personal data from theft and fraud. It also introduces productivity improvements for large-screen devices and updates to apps like the camera, messaging, and passkeys. Android

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Google Sees Drop in Memory Safety Bugs in Android as Code Matures

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Google Sees Drop in Memory Safety Bugs in Android as Code Matures 2024-09-26 at 16:16 By Ionut Arghire Memory safety bugs in Android have decreased significantly as old code matures and new code uses memory-safe languages. The post Google Sees Drop in Memory Safety Bugs in Android as Code Matures appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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The number of Android memory safety vulnerabilities has tumbled, and here’s why

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The number of Android memory safety vulnerabilities has tumbled, and here’s why 2024-09-26 at 15:32 By Zeljka Zorz Google’s decision to write new code into Android’s codebase in Rust, a memory-safe programming language, has resulted in a significant drop in memory safety vulnerabilities, despite old code (written in C/C++) not having been rewritten. The number

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Necro Trojan Infects Google Play Apps With Millions of Downloads

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Necro Trojan Infects Google Play Apps With Millions of Downloads 2024-09-23 at 19:16 By Ionut Arghire The Necro trojan was found in two Android applications in Google Play with a combined downloads count of over 11 million. The post Necro Trojan Infects Google Play Apps With Millions of Downloads appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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