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Pro-Houthi Group Targets Yemen Aid Organizations with Android Spyware
2024-07-19 09:29

A suspected pro-Houthi threat group targeted at least three humanitarian organizations in Yemen with Android spyware designed to harvest sensitive information. "The OilAlpha threat group is highly likely active and executing targeted activity against humanitarian and human rights organizations operating in Yemen, and potentially throughout the Middle East," the cybersecurity company said.

Microsoft China staff can't log on with an Android, so Redmond buys them iThings
2024-07-09 06:32

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CapraRAT Spyware Disguised as Popular Apps Threatens Android Users
2024-07-01 13:00

The threat actor known as Transparent Tribe has continued to unleash malware-laced Android apps as part of a social engineering campaign to target individuals of interest. "These APKs continue the...

Week in review: MOVEit auth bypass flaws quitely fixed, open-source Rafel RAT targets Androids
2024-06-30 08:00

Open-source Rafel RAT steals info, locks Android devices, asks for ransomThe open-source Rafel RAT is being leveraged by multiple threat actors to compromise Android devices and, in some cases, to lock them, encrypt their contents, and demand money to restore the device to its original state. Future trends in cyber warfare: Predictions for AI integration and space-based operationsIn this Help Net Security interview, Morgan Wright, Chief Security Advisor at SentinelOne, discusses how AI is utilized in modern cyber warfare by state and non-state actors.

Snowblind malware abuses Android security feature to bypass security
2024-06-26 13:33

A novel Android attack vector from a piece of malware tracked as Snowblind is abusing a security feature to bypass existing anti-tampering protections in apps that handle sensitive user data. [...]

New Medusa Android Trojan Targets Banking Users Across 7 Countries
2024-06-26 07:38

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an updated version of an Android banking trojan called Medusa that has been used to target users in Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Turkey, the U.K., and...

New Medusa malware variants target Android users in seven countries
2024-06-25 17:02

The Medusa banking trojan for Android has re-emerged after almost a year of keeping a lower profile in campaigns targeting France, Italy, the United States, Canada, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Turkey. The recent campaigns were discovered by the threat intelligence team at online fraud management company Cleafy, who says that the malware variants are lighter, need fewer persmissions on the device, and include full-screen overlaying and screenshot capturing.

Chrome for Android tests feature that securely verifies your ID with sites
2024-06-24 19:50

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Open-source Rafel RAT steals info, locks Android devices, asks for ransom
2024-06-24 11:37

The open-source Rafel RAT is being leveraged by multiple threat actors to compromise Android devices and, in some cases, to lock them, encrypt their contents, and demand money to restore the device to its original state. Check Point researchers have observed around 120 different malicious campaigns leveraging the malware, hitting devices around the world, but primarely in the US, China, India and Indonesia.

Multiple Threat Actors Deploying Open-Source Rafel RAT to Target Android Devices
2024-06-24 05:04

Multiple threat actors, including cyber espionage groups, are employing an open-source Android remote administration tool called Rafel RAT to meet their operational objectives by masquerading it...