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Google says spyware vendors behind most zero-days it discovers
Commercial spyware vendors (CSV) were behind 80% of the zero-day vulnerabilities Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) discovered in 2023 and used to spy on devices worldwide.
- February 06, 2024
- 12:27 PM
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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.
- February 01, 2024
- 01:19 PM
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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.
- January 31, 2024
- 02:15 PM
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Microsoft tests instant access to Android photos in Windows 11
Microsoft plans to provide Windows 11 users with almost instant access to photos and screenshots they've taken on their Android smartphones.
- January 18, 2024
- 02:42 PM
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Bigpanzi botnet infects 170,000 Android TV boxes with malware
A previously unknown cybercrime syndicate named 'Bigpanzi' has been making significant money by infecting Android TV and eCos set-top boxes worldwide since at least 2015.
- January 17, 2024
- 01:54 PM
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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.
- January 14, 2024
- 10:32 AM
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Google Search bug shows blank page in Firefox for Android
Users of the Firefox browser for Android have been reporting that they are seeing a blank page when trying to load the main Google Search site.
- January 09, 2024
- 09:48 AM
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Android game dev’s Google Drive misconfig highlights cloud security risks
Japanese game developer Ateam has proven that a simple Google Drive configuration mistake can result in the potential but unlikely exposure of sensitive information for nearly one million people over a period of six years and eight months.
- December 31, 2023
- 10:09 AM
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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.
- December 27, 2023
- 10:54 AM
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Android malware Chameleon disables Fingerprint Unlock to steal PINs
The Chameleon Android banking trojan has re-emerged with a new version that uses a tricky technique to take over devices — disable fingerprint and face unlock to steal device PINs.
- December 21, 2023
- 05:00 AM
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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.
- December 14, 2023
- 02:40 PM
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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.
- December 09, 2023
- 10:14 AM
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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.
- December 05, 2023
- 09:27 AM
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December Android updates fix critical zero-click RCE flaw
Google announced today that the December 2023 Android security updates tackle 85 vulnerabilities, including a critical severity zero-click remote code execution (RCE) bug.
- December 04, 2023
- 02:37 PM
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FjordPhantom Android malware uses virtualization to evade detection
A new Android malware named FjordPhantom has been discovered using virtualization to run malicious code in a container and evade detection.
- November 30, 2023
- 09:00 AM
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WhatsApp now lets users hide their location during calls
WhatsApp is rolling out a new privacy feature that helps Android and iOS users hide their location during calls by relaying the connection through WhatsApp servers.
- November 08, 2023
- 09:00 AM
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Cybercrime service bypasses Android security to install malware
A new dropper-as-a-service (DaaS) named 'SecuriDropper' has emerged, using a method that bypasses Android 13's 'Restricted Settings' to install malware on devices and grant them access to the Accessibility Services.
- November 06, 2023
- 07:00 AM
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Google Play adds security audit badges for Android VPN apps
Google Play, Android's official app store, is now tagging VPN apps with an 'independent security reviews' badge if they conducted an independent security audit of their software and platform.
- November 03, 2023
- 12:48 PM
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Avast confirms it tagged Google app as malware on Android phones
Czech cybersecurity company Avast confirmed that its antivirus SDK has been flagging a Google Android app as malware on Huawei, Vivo, and Honor smartphones since Saturday.
- October 31, 2023
- 04:23 PM
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Flipper Zero Bluetooth spam attacks ported to new Android app
Recent Flipper Zero Bluetooth spam attacks have now been ported to an Android app, allowing a much larger number of devices to implement these annoying spam alerts.
- October 31, 2023
- 04:06 PM
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