Dec 05, 2024Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Mobile Security As many as 77 banking institutions, cryptocurrency exchanges, and national organizations have become the target of a newly discovered Android remote access trojan (RAT) called DroidBot. "DroidBot is a modern RAT that combines hidden VNC and overlay attack techniques with spyware-like capabilities, such as keylogging … [Read more...] about This $3,000 Android Trojan Targeting Banks and Cryptocurrency Exchanges
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Google’s New Restore Credentials Tool Simplifies App Login After Android Migration
Nov 25, 2024Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Privacy Google has introduced a new feature called Restore Credentials to help users restore their account access to third-party apps securely after migrating to a new Android device. Part of Android's Credential Manager API, the feature aims to reduce the hassle of re-entering the login credentials for every app during the … [Read more...] about Google’s New Restore Credentials Tool Simplifies App Login After Android Migration
TrickMo Banking Trojan Can Now Capture Android PINs and Unlock Patterns
Oct 15, 2024Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Financial Fraud New variants of an Android banking trojan called TrickMo have been found to harbor previously undocumented features to steal a device's unlock pattern or PIN. "This new addition enables the threat actor to operate on the device even while it is locked," Zimperium security researcher Aazim Yaswant said in an … [Read more...] about TrickMo Banking Trojan Can Now Capture Android PINs and Unlock Patterns
Google’s Shift to Rust Programming Cuts Android Memory Vulnerabilities by 52%
Sep 25, 2024Ravie LakshmananSecure Coding / Mobile Security Google has revealed that its transition to memory-safe languages such as Rust as part of its secure-by-design approach has led to the percentage of memory-safe vulnerabilities discovered in Android dropping from 76% to 24% over a period of six years. The tech giant said focusing on Safe Coding for new features not … [Read more...] about Google’s Shift to Rust Programming Cuts Android Memory Vulnerabilities by 52%
Necro Android Malware Found in Popular Camera and Browser Apps on Play Store
Sep 24, 2024Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Malware Altered versions of legitimate Android apps associated with Spotify, WhatsApp, and Minecraft have been used to deliver a new version of a known malware loader called Necro. Kaspersky said some of the malicious apps have also been found on the Google Play Store. They have been cumulatively downloaded 11 million times. They … [Read more...] about Necro Android Malware Found in Popular Camera and Browser Apps on Play Store
Necro Trojan infects 11 million Android devices
Here at Kaspersky Daily we’re forever urging readers of our blog to be real careful when downloading content to their devices. After all, even Google Play isn’t immune to malware — let alone unofficial sources with mods and hacked versions. For as long as the digital world keeps turning, Trojans will continue to worm their way onto devices that don’t have reliable … [Read more...] about Necro Trojan infects 11 million Android devices
New Android Malware ‘Ajina.Banker’ Steals Financial Data and Bypasses 2FA via Telegram
Sep 12, 2024Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Financial Fraud Bank customers in the Central Asia region have been targeted by a new strain of Android malware codenamed Ajina.Banker since at least November 2024 with the goal of harvesting financial information and intercepting two-factor authentication (2FA) messages. Singapore-headquartered Group-IB, which discovered the … [Read more...] about New Android Malware ‘Ajina.Banker’ Steals Financial Data and Bypasses 2FA via Telegram
New LianSpy spyware targets Android smartphones
Spyware is a dangerous tool that can be used to selectively monitor specific victims. Often the victims are employees in a single company, or residents in a single country. The new mobile spyware, which we discovered and dubbed LianSpy, targets — for now — users of Android smartphones in Russia, but the unconventional approaches it employs could potentially be applied in other … [Read more...] about New LianSpy spyware targets Android smartphones
This AI-Powered Cybercrime Service Bundles Phishing Kits with Malicious Android Apps
A Spanish-speaking cybercrime group named GXC Team has been observed bundling phishing kits with malicious Android applications, taking malware-as-a-service (MaaS) offerings to the next level. Singaporean cybersecurity company Group-IB, which has been tracking the e-crime actor since January 2023, described the crimeware solution as a "sophisticated AI-powered … [Read more...] about This AI-Powered Cybercrime Service Bundles Phishing Kits with Malicious Android Apps
These Fake Antivirus Sites Spreading Android and Windows Malware
May 24, 2024NewsroomMalvertising / Endpoint Security Threat actors have been observed making use of fake websites masquerading as legitimate antivirus solutions from Avast, Bitdefender, and Malwarebytes to propagate malware capable of stealing sensitive information from Android and Windows devices. "Hosting malicious software through sites which look legitimate is predatory … [Read more...] about These Fake Antivirus Sites Spreading Android and Windows Malware