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The Flipper Zero team has launched its very own 'Flipper Apps' mobile app store, allowing mobile users to install 3rd-party apps and extend the functionality of the popular wireless pen-testing tool. With the launch of the Flipper Apps app store, the Flipper Zero community will be able to comfortably install apps specifically created for and confirmed to work on the device.
The Chinese state-backed APT41 hacking group is targeting Android devices with two newly discovered spyware strains dubbed WyrmSpy and DragonEgg by Lookout security researchers. While APT41 hackers usually breach their targets' networks via vulnerable web apps and Internet-exposed endpoints, Lookout says the group also targets Android devices with WyrmSpy and DragonEgg spyware strains.
Threat actors are taking advantage of Android's WebAPK technology to trick unsuspecting users into installing malicious web apps on Android phones that are designed to capture sensitive personal information. "The link contained in the message led to a site that used WebAPK technology to install a malicious application on the victim's device."
Windows 11, with its Windows Subsystem for Android, allows users to access almost all popular Android apps directly from the Microsoft Store. The WSA on Windows 11 mirrors the functionality of the Linux Subsystem for Linux, enabling a seamless transition for Android apps onto the desktop operating system.
CISA ordered federal agencies today to patch a high-severity Arm Mali GPU kernel driver privilege escalation flaw added to its list of actively exploited vulnerabilities and addressed with this month's Android security updates. With this month's security updates for the Android operating system, Google patched two more security flaws tagged as being exploited in attacks.
Google has released its monthly security updates for the Android operating system, addressing 46 new software vulnerabilities.Among these, three vulnerabilities have been identified as actively exploited in targeted attacks.
Google has released the monthly security updates for Android operating system, which comes with fixes for 46 vulnerabilities. Three of the issues are likely actively exploited in the wild.
An e-crime actor of Mexican provenance has been linked to an Android mobile malware campaign targeting financial institutions globally, but with a specific focus on Spanish and Chilean banks, from June 2021 to April 2023. "Despite using relatively unsophisticated tools, Neo Net has achieved a high success rate by tailoring their infrastructure to specific targets, resulting in the theft of over 350,000 EUR from victims' bank accounts and compromising Personally Identifiable Information of thousands of victims," Thill said.
Cybersecurity researchers have shared the inner workings of an Android malware family called Fluhorse. The malware "Represents a significant shift as it incorporates the malicious components directly within the Flutter code," Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researcher Axelle Apvrille said in a report published last week.
Roid-based phone monitoring app LetMeSpy has disclosed a security breach that allowed an unauthorized third-party to steal sensitive data associated with thousands of Android users. "As a result of the attack, the criminals gained access to email addresses, telephone numbers and the content of messages collected on accounts," LetMeSpy said in an announcement on its website, noting the incident took place on June 21, 2023.