Pierluigi Paganini
August 28, 2017
Zimperium Researcher Adam Donenfeld released an iOS Kernel Exploit PoC that can be used to gain full control of iOS mobile devices. Researcher Adam Donenfeld of mobile security firm Zimperium published a Proof-of-concept (PoC) for recently patched iOS vulnerabilities that can be chained to gain full control of iOS mobile devices. The expert called the PoC […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 25, 2017
Researchers at Symantec have discovered Trojan Development Kits that allow creating Android ransomware without the need to write code. Ransomware continues to represent a serious threat to users and organizations. Unfortunately, it is easy for crooks arranging their own ransomware campaign by using numerous RaaS services offered online. Recently researchers at Symantec discovered a new […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 18, 2017
Kaspersky discovered a news strain of the mobile banking Trojan Faketoken that displays overlays on top of taxi booking apps to steal banking information. Security experts from Kaspersky have discovered a news strain of the infamous mobile banking trojan Faketoken that implements capabilities to detect and record an infected device’s calls and display overlays on top […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 15, 2017
To fight phishing attacks, Google has introduced a security measure for its Gmail app for iOS that will help users identify and delete phishing emails. Phishing continues to be one of the most dangerous threats, crooks continue to devise new techniques to trick victims into providing sensitive information. The technique is still the privileged attack vector for […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 02, 2017
Security experts at Kaspersky discovered the dreaded Svpeng Trojan has been recently modified to implement keylogger features. Cyber criminals are becoming even more aggressive and are using new stealth techniques. Security experts at Kaspersky have discovered that one of the most dangerous Android banking Trojan, Svpeng, has been recently modified to implement keylogger features to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 29, 2017
Malware researchers at the Russian anti-virus firm Dr.Web have spotted the Triada Trojan in the firmware of several low-cost Android smartphones. Another case of pre-installed malware make the headlines, malware researchers at the Russian anti-virus firm Dr.Web have spotted the Triada Trojan in the firmware of several low-cost Android smartphones, including Leagoo M5 Plus, Leagoo M8, Nomu S10, and Nomu […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 27, 2017
Google has identified a new strain of Android malware, the Lipizzan spyware, that could be used as a powerful surveillance tool. Malware researchers at Google have spotted a new strain of Android spyware dubbed Lipizzan that could exfiltrate any kind of data from mobile devices and use them as surveillance tools. The Lipizzan spyware is a project developed […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 19, 2017
IntelliAV is a practical intelligent anti-malware solution for Android devices based on the open-source and multi-platform TensorFlow library. Android is targeted the most by malware coders as the number of Android users is increasing. Although there are many Android anti-malware solutions available in the market, almost all of them are based on malware signatures, and more advanced solutions based on […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 18, 2017
The GhostCtrl backdoor, is an OmniRAT-Based Android malware that can spy on victims, steal data and take over Windows System using the RETADUP infostealer. Today’s smartphones are as powerful as the computers of only a few years ago. Unfortunately, that also means that Android phones have as many instances of malware as desktop and laptop […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 10, 2017
Crooks behind the Operation Emmental hacking campaign have started targeting the Swiss banks using a variant of the DoK Mac OS X malware. In July 2014, malware researchers at Trend Micro published a report on the hacking campaign âOperation Emmentalâ that was targeting Swiss bank accounts whit a multi-faceted attack that allowed crooks to bypass two factor authentication implemented […]
