A series of critical vulnerabilities have been discovered in Qualcomm chipsets that could allow hackers to compromise Android devices remotely just by sending malicious packets over-the-air with no user interaction.Discovered by security researchers from Tencent's Blade team, the vulnerabilities, collectively known as QualPwn, reside in the WLAN and modem firmware of Qualcomm … [Read more...] about New Flaws in Qualcomm Chips Expose Millions of Android Devices to Hacking
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New Android Spyware Created by Russian Defense Contractor Found in the Wild
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new piece of mobile surveillance malware believed to be developed by a Russian defense contractor that has been sanctioned for interfering with the 2016 U.S. presidential election.Dubbed Monokle, the mobile remote-access trojan has been actively targeting Android phones since at least March 2016 and is primarily being used in highly … [Read more...] about New Android Spyware Created by Russian Defense Contractor Found in the Wild
FinSpy is spyware for Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS
What happens when spyware is developed not by underground malware coders, but by a serious IT firm? The result can be a nasty thing like FinSpy (also known as FinFisher), which has been developed and sold perfectly legally for quite some time now. Over the past year, we’ve detected this spyware on dozens of mobile devices. What FinSpy gets up to Although a desktop version of … [Read more...] about FinSpy is spyware for Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS
New Attack Lets Android Apps Capture Loudspeaker Data Without Any Permission
Earlier this month, The Hacker News covered a story on research revealing how over 1300 Android apps are collecting sensitive data even when users have explicitly denied the required permissions.The research was primarily focused on how app developers abuse multiple ways around to collect location data, phone identifiers, and MAC addresses of their users by exploiting both … [Read more...] about New Attack Lets Android Apps Capture Loudspeaker Data Without Any Permission
Android July 2019 Security Update Patches 33 New Vulnerabilities
Google has started rolling out this month's security updates for its mobile operating system platform to address a total of 33 new security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices, 9 of which have been rated critical in severity.The vulnerabilities affect various Android components, including the Android operating system, framework, library, media framework, as well as … [Read more...] about Android July 2019 Security Update Patches 33 New Vulnerabilities
‘Legit Apps Turned into Spyware’ Targeting Android Users in Middle East
Cybersecurity researchers are warning about an ongoing Android malware campaign that has been active since 2016 and was first publicly reported in August 2018.Dubbed "ViceLeaker" by researchers at Kaspersky, the campaign has recently been found targeting Israeli citizens and some other middle eastern countries with a powerful surveillance malware designed to steal almost all … [Read more...] about ‘Legit Apps Turned into Spyware’ Targeting Android Users in Middle East
Important Flaw in Outlook App for Android Affects Over 100 Millions Users
Update (22 July 2019) — More technical details and proof-of-concept for the OutLook for Android vulnerability has been released that we have covered in a separate article here.Microsoft today released an updated version of its "Outlook for Android" that patches an important security vulnerability in the popular email app that is currently being used over 100 million … [Read more...] about Important Flaw in Outlook App for Android Affects Over 100 Millions Users
Tor Browser for Android — First Official App Released On Play Store
Wohooo! Great news for privacy-focused users.Tor Browser, the most popular privacy-focused browser, for Android is finally out of beta, and the first stable version has now arrived on Google Play Store for anyone to download.The Tor Project announced Tuesday the first official stable release of its ultra-secure internet browser for Android devices, Tor Browser 8.5—which you can … [Read more...] about Tor Browser for Android — First Official App Released On Play Store
Google Touts Android Q’s New Security Update Process and Better Privacy Controls for Apps
The administrator of your personal data will be Threatpost, Inc., 500 Unicorn Park, Woburn, MA 01801. Detailed information on the processing of personal data can be found in the privacy policy. In addition, you will find them in the message confirming the subscription to the newsletter. Source link … [Read more...] about Google Touts Android Q’s New Security Update Process and Better Privacy Controls for Apps
Android-Based Sony Smart-TVs Open to Image Pilfering
A pair of bugs would allow attackers to compromise the WiFi password of a TV and the multimedia stored inside it. Source link … [Read more...] about Android-Based Sony Smart-TVs Open to Image Pilfering