Pierluigi Paganini
August 14, 2022
Flaws in Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T and Redmi Note 11 models could be exploited to disable the mobile payment mechanism and even forge transactions. Check Point researchers discovered the flaws while analyzing the payment system built into Xiaomi smartphones powered by MediaTek chips. Trusted execution environment (TEE) is an important component of mobile devices designed to process […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 31, 2022
The researchers discovered over a dozen Android Apps on Google Play Store, collectively dubbed DawDropper, that were dropping Banking malware. Trend Micro researchers uncovered a malicious campaign that leveraged 17 seemingly harmless Android dropper apps, collectively tracked as DawDropper, on the Google Play Store to distribute banking malware. The DawDropper apps are masqueraded as productivity and utility apps such […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 19, 2022
The U.S. FBI has warned of crooks developing malicious cryptocurrency-themed apps to steal crypto assets from the users. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned of crooks creating malicious cryptocurrency-themed apps to steal crypto assets from investors. Crooks contact US investors claiming to offer legitimate cryptocurrency investment services, and attempt to trick them […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 19, 2022
Google blocked dozens of malicious apps from the official Play Store that were spreading Joker, Facestealer, and Coper malware families. Google has removed dozens of malicious apps from the official Play Store that were distributing Joker, Facestealer, and Coper malware families. Researchers from security firms Pradeo discovered multiple apps spreading the Joker Android malware. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 17, 2022
Google is going to remove the app permissions list from the official Play Store for both the mobile app and the web. As part of the “Data safety” initiative for the Android app on the Play Store, Google plans to remove the app permissions list from both the mobile app and the web. In April, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 09, 2022
Apple plans to introduce a security feature, called Lockdown Mode, to protect its users against “highly targeted cyberattacks.” The recent wave of sophisticated attacks against Apple users (i.e. Pegasus, DevilsTongue, and Hermit) urged the tech giant to develop a new security feature, called Lockdown Mode, to protect its users against highly targeted cyberattacks. The new feature will be implemented in iOS 16, iPadOS […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 20, 2022
The developers behind the BRATA Android malware have implemented additional features to avoid detection. The operators behind the BRATA Android malware have implemented more features to make their attacks stealthy. The malware was first spotted in 2019 by security experts at Kaspersky, the name BRAT comes from âBrazilian RAT Android,â because at the time it was used to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 18, 2022
Malibot is a new Android malware targeting online banking and cryptocurrency wallet customers in Spain and Italy. F5 Labs researchers spotted a new strain of Android malware, named Malibot, that is targeting online banking and cryptocurrency wallet customers in Spain and Italy. The experts documented attacks against multiple banks, including UniCredit, Santander, CaixaBank, and CartaBCC. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 17, 2022
Experts uncovered an enterprise-grade surveillance malware dubbed Hermit used to target individuals in Kazakhstan, Syria, and Italy since 2019. Lookout Threat Lab researchers uncovered enterprise-grade Android surveillance spyware, named Hermit, used by the government of Kazakhstan to track individuals within the country. The latest samples of this spyware were detected by the researchers in April 2022, four […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 16, 2022
Researchers at antivirus firm Dr. Web discovered malware in the Google Play Store that was downloaded two million times. An investigation conducted by the antivirus firm Dr. Web in May resulted in the discovery of multiple adware and information-stealing malware on the official Google Play Store. However, the experts warn that info-stealing Trojans are the […]
