Security News

Hackers Exploit WebAPK to Deceive Android Users into Installing Malicious Apps
2023-07-17 13:26

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 Subsystem for Android gets July 2023 preview with new features
2023-07-09 13:49

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 warns govt agencies to patch actively exploited Android driver
2023-07-07 18:54

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 Releases Android Patch Update for 3 Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities
2023-07-07 07:24

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.

Android July security updates fix three actively exploited bugs
2023-07-06 09:44

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.

Mexico-Based Hacker Targets Global Banks with Android Malware
2023-07-04 09:58

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.

Fluhorse: Flutter-Based Android Malware Targets Credit Cards and 2FA Codes
2023-06-29 13:40

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.

Android Spy App LetMeSpy Suffers Major Data Breach, Exposing Users' Personal Data
2023-06-29 10:34

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.

Miscreants leak texts and info siphoned by Android stalkerware app LetMeSpy
2023-06-27 22:22

The stolen data has been circulating online for at least a few days, we're told, and the spyware's users - those who got the app to put on someone else's device - reportedly include government workers and a ton of US college students. Yes, we appreciate the irony of the maker of a phone-monitoring app that boasts about secretly collecting call logs, text messages, and whereabouts while remaining "Invisible to the user" admitting that someone else gained unauthorized access to their information.

Anatsa Android trojan now steals banking info from users in US, UK
2023-06-26 17:21

ThreatFabric discovered a previous Anatsa campaign on Google Play in November 2021, when the trojan was installed over 300,000 times by impersonating PDF scanners, QR code scanners, Adobe Illustrator apps, and fitness tracker apps. In March 2023, after a six-month hiatus in malware distribution, the threat actors launched a new malvertizing campaign that leads prospective victims to download Anatsa dropper apps from Google Play.