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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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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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Phone theft is turning into a serious cybersecurity risk

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Phone theft is turning into a serious cybersecurity risk 2025-05-02 at 08:35 By Sinisa Markovic Phone theft is a rising issue worldwide, and it’s more than just a property crime. It’s a serious cybersecurity threat. In the UK alone, the Metropolitan Police recovers 1,000 phones each week. Stolen phones don’t just go to local black

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The UK’s phone theft crisis is a wake-up call for digital security

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The UK’s phone theft crisis is a wake-up call for digital security 2025-04-18 at 09:02 By Help Net Security Phone theft is now commonplace in London. The Met Police recently revealed that it seizes 1,000 stolen phones weekly as it cracks down on organized criminal networks driving the £50 million trade. Nationally, cases have doubled

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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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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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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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iOS users beware: GoldPickaxe trojan steals your facial data

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iOS users beware: GoldPickaxe trojan steals your facial data 2024-02-15 at 12:16 By Help Net Security Group-IB uncovered a new iOS trojan designed to steal users’ facial recognition data, identity documents, and intercept SMS. The trojan, dubbed GoldPickaxe.iOS by Group-IB’s Threat Intelligence unit, has been attributed to a Chinese-speaking threat actor codenamed GoldFactory, responsible for

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Kaspersky releases utility to detect iOS spyware infections

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Kaspersky releases utility to detect iOS spyware infections 2024-01-17 at 13:46 By Help Net Security Kaspersky’s researchers have developed a lightweight method to detect indicators of infection from sophisticated iOS spyware such as NSO Group’s Pegasus, QuaDream’s Reign, and Intellexa’s Predator through analyzing a log file created on iOS devices. Analyzing the Shutdown.log The company’s

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Backdoored Android phones, TVs used for ad fraud – and worse!

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Backdoored Android phones, TVs used for ad fraud – and worse! 04/10/2023 at 19:46 By Help Net Security A key monetization mechanism of a sophisticated series of cybercriminal operations involving backdoored off-brand mobile and CTV Android devices has been disrupted, Human Security has announced. The company’s Satori Threat Intelligence and Research Team observed more than

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Zero-day in Arm GPU drivers exploited in targeted attacks (CVE-2023-4211)

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Zero-day in Arm GPU drivers exploited in targeted attacks (CVE-2023-4211) 03/10/2023 at 14:16 By Zeljka Zorz A vulnerability (CVE-2023-4211) in the kernel drivers for several Mali GPUs “may be under limited, targeted exploitation,” British semiconductor manufacturer Arm has confirmed on Monday, when it released drivers updated with patches. Arm’s Mali GPUs are used on a

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Mobile Verification Toolkit: Forensic analysis of Android and iOS devices to identify compromise

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Mobile Verification Toolkit: Forensic analysis of Android and iOS devices to identify compromise 14/09/2023 at 06:32 By Help Net Security Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT) is a collection of utilities to simplify and automate the process of gathering forensic traces helpful to identify a potential compromise of Android and iOS devices. MVT supports using public indicators

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Trojanized Signal, Telegram apps found on Google Play, Samsung Galaxy Store

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Trojanized Signal, Telegram apps found on Google Play, Samsung Galaxy Store 31/08/2023 at 12:18 By Help Net Security ESET researchers have identified two active campaigns targeting Android users, where the threat actors behind the tools for Telegram and Signal are attributed to the China-aligned APT group GREF. Most likely active since July 2020 and since

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