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Proof-of-Concept Exploit Code Published for Remote iPhone 7 WiFi Hack
A Google security researcher has published proof-of-concept code for a vulnerability that can be exploited remotely via a WiFi connection to take over iPhone 7 handsets.
- September 26, 2017
- 08:25 AM
0
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First Android Malware Discovered Using Dirty COW Exploit
Security researchers from Trend Micro published a report detailing a new malware family named ZNIU that uses Dirty COW to root devices and plant a backdoor.
- September 26, 2017
- 04:35 AM
- 0
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Popular Android Keyboard App Caught Collecting User Data, Running External Code
GO Keyboard, an insanely popular custom keyboard app for the Android OS, also available on the official Google Play Store, was caught collecting user data and downloading and running code from a third-party server.
- September 23, 2017
- 05:24 AM
- 1
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Chinese Mobile Antivirus App Caught Siphoning User Data
Google removed — and then reinstated — one of the most popular mobile antivirus apps on the Play Store after security firm Check Point discovered that the app was secretly collecting device data from users' smartphones.
- September 19, 2017
- 06:23 AM
- 2
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Researchers Discover New Android Banking Trojan
Security researchers have detected a new Android banking trojan by the name of Red Alert 2.0 that was developed during the past few months and has been recently rolled out into distribution.
- September 18, 2017
- 02:35 PM
- 0
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Google Will Auto-Delete Android Backups If Users Don't Use Their Phones for 2 Weeks
Google will automatically delete all of a user's Android backup files — stored in his Google Drive account — if the user does not use his phone for two weeks.
- September 16, 2017
- 04:51 AM
- 7
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Developers Unwittingly Embedded Malware in Their Android Apps via Shady SDK
Malware authors hid malicious code inside a software development kit (SDK) that developers embedded in their Android apps, unwittingly exposing their users to a mobile malware strain that Check Point identifies as ExpensiveWall.
- September 14, 2017
- 10:50 AM
- 0
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Intra-Library Collusion Attacks Open the Door for a Whole New Kind of Android Malware
A team of Oxford and Cambridge researchers is the latest to join a chorus of voices sounding the alarm on a new attack vector named Intra-Library Collusion (ILC) that could make identifying Android malware much harder in the upcoming future.
- September 11, 2017
- 09:03 AM
- 1
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Android Oreo Bug Bypasses WiFi to Use Mobile Data and Incur Extra Costs
A bug discovered in the recently launched Android 8.0 Oreo spends users' mobile data allowance, even when the phone's mobile WiFi connection is enabled.
- September 08, 2017
- 06:02 AM
- 1
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Researchers Reveal New Toast Overlay Attack on Android Devices
Mobile security experts from Palo Alto Networks have detailed a new attack on Android devices that uses "Toast" notifications to help malware in obtaining admin rights or access to Android's Accessibility service — often used to take over users' smartphones.
- September 07, 2017
- 07:15 PM
- 0
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TrustZone Downgrade Attack Opens Android Devices to Old Vulnerabilities
An attacker can downgrade components of the Android TrustZone technology to older versions that feature known vulnerabilities and use older exploits against smartphones running an up-to-date operating system.
- September 05, 2017
- 08:40 AM
- 0
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Vulnerabilities Discovered in Mobile Bootloaders of Major Vendors
Android bootloader components from five major chipset vendors are affected by vulnerabilities that break the CoT (Chain of Trust) during the boot-up sequence, opening devices to attacks.
- September 02, 2017
- 08:10 PM
- 2
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Proof-of-Concept Exploit Code Published for Remote iPhone 7 WiFi Hack
A Google security researcher has published proof-of-concept code for a vulnerability that can be exploited remotely via a WiFi connection to take over iPhone 7 handsets.
- September 26, 2017
- 08:25 AM
- 0
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First Android Malware Discovered Using Dirty COW Exploit
Security researchers from Trend Micro published a report detailing a new malware family named ZNIU that uses Dirty COW to root devices and plant a backdoor.
- September 26, 2017
- 04:35 AM
- 0
-
Popular Android Keyboard App Caught Collecting User Data, Running External Code
GO Keyboard, an insanely popular custom keyboard app for the Android OS, also available on the official Google Play Store, was caught collecting user data and downloading and running code from a third-party server.
- September 23, 2017
- 05:24 AM
- 1
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Chinese Mobile Antivirus App Caught Siphoning User Data
Google removed — and then reinstated — one of the most popular mobile antivirus apps on the Play Store after security firm Check Point discovered that the app was secretly collecting device data from users' smartphones.
- September 19, 2017
- 06:23 AM
- 2
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Researchers Discover New Android Banking Trojan
Security researchers have detected a new Android banking trojan by the name of Red Alert 2.0 that was developed during the past few months and has been recently rolled out into distribution.
- September 18, 2017
- 02:35 PM
- 0
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Google Will Auto-Delete Android Backups If Users Don't Use Their Phones for 2 Weeks
Google will automatically delete all of a user's Android backup files — stored in his Google Drive account — if the user does not use his phone for two weeks.
- September 16, 2017
- 04:51 AM
- 7
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Developers Unwittingly Embedded Malware in Their Android Apps via Shady SDK
Malware authors hid malicious code inside a software development kit (SDK) that developers embedded in their Android apps, unwittingly exposing their users to a mobile malware strain that Check Point identifies as ExpensiveWall.
- September 14, 2017
- 10:50 AM
- 0
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Intra-Library Collusion Attacks Open the Door for a Whole New Kind of Android Malware
A team of Oxford and Cambridge researchers is the latest to join a chorus of voices sounding the alarm on a new attack vector named Intra-Library Collusion (ILC) that could make identifying Android malware much harder in the upcoming future.
- September 11, 2017
- 09:03 AM
- 1
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Android Oreo Bug Bypasses WiFi to Use Mobile Data and Incur Extra Costs
A bug discovered in the recently launched Android 8.0 Oreo spends users' mobile data allowance, even when the phone's mobile WiFi connection is enabled.
- September 08, 2017
- 06:02 AM
- 1
-
Researchers Reveal New Toast Overlay Attack on Android Devices
Mobile security experts from Palo Alto Networks have detailed a new attack on Android devices that uses "Toast" notifications to help malware in obtaining admin rights or access to Android's Accessibility service — often used to take over users' smartphones.
- September 07, 2017
- 07:15 PM
- 0
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TrustZone Downgrade Attack Opens Android Devices to Old Vulnerabilities
An attacker can downgrade components of the Android TrustZone technology to older versions that feature known vulnerabilities and use older exploits against smartphones running an up-to-date operating system.
- September 05, 2017
- 08:40 AM
- 0
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Vulnerabilities Discovered in Mobile Bootloaders of Major Vendors
Android bootloader components from five major chipset vendors are affected by vulnerabilities that break the CoT (Chain of Trust) during the boot-up sequence, opening devices to attacks.
- September 02, 2017
- 08:10 PM
- 2
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