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More Android apps riddled with malware spotted on Google Play

An Android remote access trojan (RAT) known as VajraSpy was found in 12 malicious applications, six of which were available on Google Play from April 1, 2021, through September 10, 2023. […]

31 Jan

Exploit released for Android local elevation flaw impacting 7 OEMs

A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a local privilege elevation flaw impacting at least seven Android original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) is now publicly available on GitHub. However, as the exploit requires local access, its release will mostly be helpful to researchers. […]

25 Jan

iPhone apps abuse iOS push notifications to collect user data

Numerous iOS apps are using background processes triggered by push notifications to collect user data about devices, potentially allowing the creation of fingerprinting profiles used for tracking. […]

14 Jan

GrapheneOS: Frequent Android auto-reboots block firmware exploits

GrapheneOS, a privacy and security-focused Android-based operating system, has posted a series of tweets on X suggesting that Android should introduce frequent auto-reboots to make it harder for forensic software vendors to exploit firmware flaws and spy on the users. […]

27 Dec

New Xamalicious Android malware installed 330k times on Google Play

A previously unknown Android backdoor named ‘Xamalicious’ has infected approximately 338,300 devices via malicious apps on Google Play, Android’s official app store. […]

22 Dec

Mint Mobile discloses new data breach exposing customer data

Mint Mobile has disclosed a new data breach that exposed the personal information of its customers, including data that can be used to perform SIM swap attacks. […]

14 Dec

Ten new Android banking trojans targeted 985 bank apps in 2023

This year has seen the emergence of ten new Android banking malware families, which collectively target 985 bank and fintech/trading apps from financial institutes across 61 countries. […]

09 Dec

AutoSpill attack steals credentials from Android password managers

Security researchers developed a new attack, which they named AutoSpill, to steal account credentials on Android during the autofill operation. […]

08 Dec

New 5Ghoul attack impacts 5G phones with Qualcomm, MediaTek chips

A new set of vulnerabilities in 5G modems by Qualcomm and MediaTek, collectively called “5Ghoul,” impact 710 5G smartphone models from Google partners (Android) and Apple, routers, and USB modems. […]

05 Dec

SpyLoan Android malware on Google Play downloaded 12 million times

More than a dozen malicious loan apps, which are generically named SpyLoan, have been downloaded more than 12 million times this year from Google Play but the count is much larger since they are also available on third-party stores and suspicious websites. […]

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