Mobile

Pierluigi Paganini September 12, 2021
Google implements new Private Compute Services for Android

Google introduces Private Compute Services, a collection of services aimed at designing to improve privacy in the Android operating system. Good news for Android users, Google has implemented the Private Compute Services, a set of features aimed at improving their privacy. “We introduced Android’s Private Compute Core in Android 12 Beta. Today, we’re excited to announce a […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2021
New SOVA Android Banking trojan is rapidly growing

SOVA is a new Android banking trojan that targets banking applications, cryptocurrency wallets, and shopping apps from the U.S. and Spain. Researchers from cybersecurity firm ThreatFabric have spotted in the beginning of August a new Android banking trojan, dubbed SOVA, that targets banking applications, cryptocurrency wallets, and shopping apps from the U.S. and Spain. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 06, 2021
Malware found pre-installed in cheap push-button mobile phones sold in Russia

Security researcher ValdikSS found malware preinstalled in four low-budget push-button mobile phones available for sale on Russian e-stores. A Russian security researcher that goes online with the name of ValdikSS has found malware preinstalled in four low-budget push-button mobile phones available for sale on Russian e-stores The expert noticed that several push-button telephones contain unwanted […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 02, 2021
WhatsApp CVE-2020-1910 bug could have led to user data exposure

The now-fixed CVE-2020-1910 vulnerability in WhatApp ‘s image filter feature could have exposed user data to remote attackers. A high-severity security vulnerability in WhatApp’s image filter feature, tracked as CVE-2020-1910, could have been exploited by attackers to read sensitive information from the app’s memory by simply sending a specially crafted image over the messaging app […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2021
Modified version of Android WhatsApp installs Triada Trojan

Experts spotted a modified version of WhatsApp for Android, which offers extra features, but that installs the Triada Trojan on the devices. Researchers from Kaspersky spotted a modified version of WhatsApp for Android, which offers extra features, but which installs the Triada Trojan on the devices. WhatsApp users sometimes look for mods that offer extra […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 24, 2021
New zero-click exploit used to target Bahraini activists’ iPhones with NSO spyware

Citizen Lab uncovered a new zero-click iMessage exploit that was used to deploy the NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware on devices belonging to Bahraini activists. Researchers from Citizen Lab spotted a zero-click iMessage exploit that was used to deploy NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware on Bahraini activists’ devices. The iPhones of nine activists, including members of the Bahrain Center for Human […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2021
FlyTrap, a new Android Trojan compromised thousands of Facebook accounts

Experts spotted a new Android trojan, dubbed FlyTrap, that compromised Facebook accounts of over 10,000 users in at least 144 countries since March 2021. Zimperium’s zLabs researchers spotted a new Android trojan, dubbed FlyTrap, that already compromised Facebook accounts of over 10,000 users in at least 144 countries since March 2021. The malware was spreading […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2021
Android Banking Trojan Vultur uses screen recording for credentials stealing

Experts spotted a new strain of Android banking Trojan dubbed Vultur that uses screen recording and keylogging for the capturing of login credentials. ThreatFabric researchers discovered a new Android banking Trojan, tracked as Vultur, that uses screen recording and keylogging to capture login credentials. Vultur was first spotted in late March 2021, it gains full […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2021
WiFiDemon – Recently discovered iPhone Wi-Fi bug could also allow RCE

A recently discovered iPhone Wi-Fi bug that could crash the WiFi connectivity could be exploited by attackers to achieve remote code execution. In June, the researcher Carl Schou discovered a new bug in iPhone that can permanently break users’ WiFi by disabling it, the issue could be triggered by simply connecting to a rogue hotspot.  Once an […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 16, 2021
New enhanced Joker Malware samples appear in the threat landscape

The Joker malware is back, experts spotted multiple malicious apps on the official Google Play store that were able to evade scanners. Experts reported an uptick in malicious Android apps on the official Google Play store laced with the Joker mobile trojan. The Joker malware is a malicious code camouflaged as a system app and […]