Tag: Android
‘SharkBot’ Android Trojan Found Targeting Banking Apps and Crypto Exchanges
A new botnet, dubbed “SharkBot,” is targeting Italy, the U.K., and the U.S., including banking applications and cryptocurrency exchanges.
The Cleafy TIR team discovered the...
Qualcomm’s MSM Chips’ Vulnerability Affects 40% of All Mobile Phones
Researchers at Check Point found a vulnerability in Qualcomm’s mobile station modem (MSM) chips, which are trusted with cellular communication in nearly 40% of...
Researcher Finds New Android Malware Spreading Via WhatsApp Messages
Researchers have uncovered a new Android malware that disguises itself as a WhatsApp message to spread across victims’ contact lists. According to Lukas Stefanko,...
Google Set to Bring End-to-End Encryption in Android Messaging
Google is finally ready to roll out end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in its latest RCS standard for Android messaging.
With this upgrade, Google has taken its...
New InterPlanetary Storm Malware Variant Targets IoT Devices in Asia
Deemed as an “unusual” security threat upon its discovery last year, the InterPlanetary Storm malware has resurfaced into the wild with a few add-on...
StrandHogg 2.0 Impersonates Real Android Apps to Steal User Data
Researchers at Promon, a cybersecurity firm better known for its in-app security protection, had earlier discovered a vulnerability in the Android operating system named...
Malware Alert! New Android Mobile Banking Trojan ‘EventBot’ Debuts
Researchers at Cybereason Nocturnus have discovered EventBot, a new type of Android mobile malware that exploits Android’s accessibility features. It steals the victim’s data...
Ginp Banking Trojan Lures Android Users Amidst COVID-19 Outbreak
The outbreak of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is giving rise to threats related to cybersecurity and data privacy. One such threat, according to Kaspersky...
Google Fixes MediaTek Rootkit Vulnerability
After almost a year since its discovery, a critical vulnerability affecting millions of Android devices using MediaTek chips (now tracked as CVE-2020-0069) has been...
Play Store Records 600 Million Fleeceware Installs
Researchers at Sophos, a U.K. based cybersecurity company, discovered a set of 25 fleeceware apps on Play Store having more than 600 million installs....