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Android Smartphones Targeted by WannaCry Lookalike
Crooks in China have developed an Android ransomware that uses similar graphics to the WannaCry ransom note in an attempt to scare and trick users into quickly paying the ransom.
- June 08, 2017
- 04:20 PM
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Google Removes App Infested with New and Deadly DVMap Trojan From the Play Store
Google's security team removed an Android app named "colourblock" from the official Play Store after security researchers from Kaspersky Labs discovered a dangerous trojan hidden inside it.
- June 08, 2017
- 10:08 AM
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New Webinar: Choose Your Own Investigation — Browser Attack Edition
Modern attacks have shifted focus to the browser, yet detection tools remain largely blind to the crucial activity happening there.
Join Push Security on February 11th for an interactive "choose-your-own-adventure" webinar on ClickFix, credential phishing, and other in-browser attacks we've observed in the wild.
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Self-Downloading Android Malware Target Users in the US, UK, and France
A malvertising campaign detected on a popular forum is forcibly downloading an Android app on users' devices, which later installs a second app with more intrusive features and which is almost impossible to remove without flashing the user's phone.
- June 07, 2017
- 08:00 AM
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Google Publishes List of 42 Phones Running Latest Android Security Updates
Google published yesterday a list of 42 smartphone models from 12 vendors that run up-to-date Android OS versions with the latest security patches applied.
- June 02, 2017
- 05:50 AM
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Backend Servers for 1,000 Apps Expose Terabytes of User Data
There are 1,000 apps available for download today that despite not containing any malware or featuring glaring vulnerabilities, they communicate and store data on improperly secured backend servers, exposing user data along the way.
- May 31, 2017
- 06:25 PM
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Google Boots 41 Apps Infected with "Judy" Malware off the Play Store
Google has removed 41 Android apps from the official Play Store. The apps were infected with a new type of malware named Judy, and experts estimate the malware infected between 8.5 and 36.5 million users.
- May 26, 2017
- 02:55 PM
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Android Users Tricked Into Installing Malware Via "App-For-Money" Scheme
An eight-month-long investigation by Roman Unuchek, a security researcher at Kaspersky Lab, has uncovered one of the most complex malware distribution schemes seen to date on the Android malware scene.
- May 24, 2017
- 07:15 PM
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Iris Scanner Fooled by a Photo
A photo of a person's eye taken at a medium distance is more than enough to trick a Samsung Galaxy S8 smartphone, according to researchers from the Chaos Computer Club (CCC).
- May 23, 2017
- 04:03 PM
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OnePlus Smartphones Vulnerable to OS Downgrade Attacks
Almost all recent OnePlus smartphones are vulnerable to attacks that can downgrade the phone's operating system and expose the device to previously patched security flaws.
- May 12, 2017
- 05:15 AM
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Researchers Use Digitally Created Fingerprints to Unlock Smartphones
A team of researchers from the Tandon School of Engineering at the New York University has created a method of generating fake digital fingerprints capable of unlocking random smartphones.
- May 11, 2017
- 05:30 PM
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SLocker Android Ransomware Makes Furious Comeback with 400 New Variations
The SLocker Android ransomware is back with a new wave of infections, after previously wreaking havoc in the summer of 2016.
- May 11, 2017
- 01:40 PM
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Hackers Use Flaws in Telephony Core Protocol to Bypass 2FA on Bank Accounts
Hackers have exploited decades-old flaws in the SS7 mobile telephony protocol to hijack phone numbers and SMS messages, in order to bypass two-factor authentication (2FA) and steal money from bank accounts.
- May 05, 2017
- 01:36 AM
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Open Ports Create Backdoors in Millions of Smartphones
Mobile applications that open ports on Android smartphones are opening those phones to remote hacking, claims a team of researchers from the University of Michigan.
- April 28, 2017
- 02:25 PM
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Over Two Million Users Infected With New Android Adware
A new form of Android malware is wreaking havoc on Google Play. The malware, called FalseGuide was found in several Android apps that have been installed by over two million users.
- April 26, 2017
- 04:41 AM
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Android O Will Contain Special Feature to Fight Off Ransomware
Google has removed a feature of the Android operating system that has been used in the past in ransomware attacks.
- April 22, 2017
- 04:15 AM
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MilkyDoor Android Malware Uses SSH Tunnels to Access Secure Corporate Networks
A new form of Android malware, named Milkydoor, uses remote port forwarding via Secure Shell (SSH) tunnels to hide malicious traffic and grant attackers access to firewall-protected networks.
- April 21, 2017
- 10:11 AM
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Spyware Disguised as System Update Survived on Play Store for Almost Three Years
An Android app named "System Update" that secretly contained a spyware family named SMSVova, survived on the official Google Play Store for at least three years, since 2014, when it was updated the last time.
- April 20, 2017
- 06:32 AM
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Malware Reaches Play Store as Google Wages War Against BankBot Trojan
The BankBot Android banking trojan is giving Google engineers headaches, as this particular piece of malware has a knack for avoiding Google's security scans and reaching the official Play Store on a regular basis.
- April 17, 2017
- 07:20 PM
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Attackers Can Decipher PINs and Passwords From the Way Users Tilt Their Phone
A JavaScript file secretly loaded without your knowledge on a site, or app you load on your mobile device, can access data from various sensors and collect information needed to guess the passwords or PIN a user is entering on his device.
- April 11, 2017
- 10:26 AM
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Scientists Create New Material That May Lead to Self-Healing Electronics
Scientists have developed a new type of material that could be used in the future to create self-healing electronics, such as smartphones, batteries, speakers, robotics, and others.
- April 09, 2017
- 03:00 AM
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