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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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Undetected Android Spyware Targeting Individuals In South Korea

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Undetected Android Spyware Targeting Individuals In South Korea 2024-09-23 at 10:51 By rohansinhacyblecom Key Takeaways Overview Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) has uncovered a previously undetected Android spyware campaign targeting individuals in South Korea, which has been active since June 2024. The spyware leverages an Amazon AWS S3 bucket as its Command and Control

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1.3 Million Android TV Boxes Infected by Vo1d Malware

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1.3 Million Android TV Boxes Infected by Vo1d Malware 2024-09-13 at 13:17 By Ionut Arghire Doctor Web warns of the new Vo1d Android malware infecting roughly 1.3 million TV boxes running older OS versions. The post 1.3 Million Android TV Boxes Infected by Vo1d Malware appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Google Pushes Rust in Legacy Firmware to Tackle Memory Safety Flaws

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Google Pushes Rust in Legacy Firmware to Tackle Memory Safety Flaws 2024-09-09 at 23:01 By Ryan Naraine Google’s adoption of memory safe programming languages now includes the deployment of Rust in legacy low-level firmware codebases. The post Google Pushes Rust in Legacy Firmware to Tackle Memory Safety Flaws appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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Android’s September 2024 Update Patches Exploited Vulnerability

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Android’s September 2024 Update Patches Exploited Vulnerability 2024-09-04 at 12:48 By Ionut Arghire Google has released Android security updates to patch an exploited local privilege escalation vulnerability. The post Android’s September 2024 Update Patches Exploited Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React to this

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Android malware uses NFC to steal money at ATMs

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Android malware uses NFC to steal money at ATMs 2024-08-22 at 12:01 By Help Net Security ESET researchers uncovered NGate malware, which can relay data from victims’ payment cards via a malicious app installed on their Android devices to the attacker’s rooted Android phone. Attack overview (Source: ESET) Unauthorized ATM withdrawals The campaign’s primary goal

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New phishing method targets Android and iPhone users

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New phishing method targets Android and iPhone users 2024-08-20 at 17:33 By Help Net Security ESET researchers discovered an uncommon type of phishing campaign targeting Android and iPhone users. They analyzed a case observed in the wild that targeted clients of a prominent Czech bank. PWA phishing flow (Source: ESET) This technique is noteworthy because

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Unmasking the Overlap Between Golddigger and Gigabud Android Malware

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Unmasking the Overlap Between Golddigger and Gigabud Android Malware 2024-08-08 at 19:31 By Cyble Key Takeaways Overview  In January 2023, Cyble Intelligence and Research Labs (CRIL) discovered a Gigabud campaign that was impersonating government entities to target users in Thailand, the Philippines, and Peru. By June 2023, the Golddigger Android Banking Trojan emerged, targeting users

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Google Patches Android Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks

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Google Patches Android Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks 2024-08-06 at 11:01 By Eduard Kovacs Google has patched CVE-2024-36971, a high-severity kernel zero-day vulnerability in Android that has been exploited in targeted attacks.  The post Google Patches Android Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed

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SMS Stealer malware targeting Android users: Over 105,000 samples identified

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SMS Stealer malware targeting Android users: Over 105,000 samples identified 2024-07-31 at 17:49 By Help Net Security Zimperium’s zLabs team has uncovered a new and widespread threat dubbed SMS Stealer. Detected during routine malware analysis, this malicious software has been found in over 105,000 samples, affecting more than 600 global brands. SMS Stealer’s extensive reach

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Microsoft Banning Android Phones for Staff in China

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Microsoft Banning Android Phones for Staff in China 2024-07-08 at 23:31 By SecurityWeek News Starting in September, Microsoft will mandate the the use of Apple’s iPhones to authenticate identities when logging into work machines.  The post Microsoft Banning Android Phones for Staff in China appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Google Patches 25 Android Flaws, Including Critical Privilege Escalation Bug

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Google Patches 25 Android Flaws, Including Critical Privilege Escalation Bug 2024-07-02 at 18:16 By Ionut Arghire Google ships an Android security update with fixes for 15 vulnerabilities, including a critical-severity flaw in Framework. The post Google Patches 25 Android Flaws, Including Critical Privilege Escalation Bug appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Users of JetBrains IDEs at risk of GitHub access token compromise (CVE-2024-37051)

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Users of JetBrains IDEs at risk of GitHub access token compromise (CVE-2024-37051) 2024-06-11 at 15:46 By Zeljka Zorz JetBrains has fixed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-37051) that could expose users of its integrated development environments (IDEs) to GitHub access token compromise. About CVE-2024-37051 JetBrains offers IDEs for various programming languages. CVE-2024-37051 is a vulnerability in the

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37 Vulnerabilities Patched in Android

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37 Vulnerabilities Patched in Android 2024-06-04 at 12:16 By Ionut Arghire Android’s June 2024 security update resolves 37 vulnerabilities, including high-severity flaws in Framework and System. The post 37 Vulnerabilities Patched in Android appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Android 15 Brings Improved Fraud and Malware Protections

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Android 15 Brings Improved Fraud and Malware Protections 2024-05-16 at 16:16 By Ionut Arghire Google is boosting fraud and malware protections in Android 15 with live threat detection and expanded restricted settings. The post Android 15 Brings Improved Fraud and Malware Protections appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed

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BLint: Open-source tool to check the security properties of your executables

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BLint: Open-source tool to check the security properties of your executables 2024-05-14 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz BLint is a Binary Linter designed to evaluate your executables’ security properties and capabilities, utilizing LIEF for its operations. From version 2, BLint can also produce Software Bill-of-Materials (SBOM) for compatible binaries. BLint features “Several source code analysis

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Android Update Patches Critical Vulnerability

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Android Update Patches Critical Vulnerability 2024-05-08 at 15:31 By Ionut Arghire Android’s May 2024 security update patches 38 vulnerabilities, including a critical bug in the System component. The post Android Update Patches Critical Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Bug hunters can get up to $450,000 for an RCE in Google’s Android apps

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Bug hunters can get up to $450,000 for an RCE in Google’s Android apps 2024-05-03 at 17:16 By Zeljka Zorz Google has drastically increased the rewards bug hunters can get for reporting vulnerabilities in Android apps it develops and maintains. “We increased reward amounts by up to 10x in some categories (for example Remote Arbitrary

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Microsoft Warns of ‘Dirty Stream’ Vulnerability in Popular Android Apps

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Microsoft Warns of ‘Dirty Stream’ Vulnerability in Popular Android Apps 2024-05-03 at 14:31 By Eduard Kovacs Microsoft has uncovered a new type of attack called Dirty Stream that impacted Android apps with billions of installations.  The post Microsoft Warns of ‘Dirty Stream’ Vulnerability in Popular Android Apps appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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