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New ‘Brokewell’ Android Malware Spread Through Fake Browser Updates

Apr 26, 2024NewsroomMobile Security / Cybercrime Fake browser updates are being used to push a previously undocumented Android malware called Brokewell. “Brokewell is a typical modern banking malware equipped with both data-stealing and remote-control capabilities built into the malware,” Dutch security firm ThreatFabric said in an analysis published Thursday. The malware is said to be […]

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New Android Trojan ‘SoumniBot’ Evades Detection with Clever Tricks

Apr 18, 2024NewsroomMobile Security / Malware A new Android trojan called SoumniBot has been detected in the wild targeting users in South Korea by leveraging weaknesses in the manifest extraction and parsing procedure. The malware is “notable for an unconventional approach to evading analysis and detection, namely obfuscation of the Android manifest,” Kaspersky researcher Dmitry […]

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‘eXotic Visit’ Spyware Campaign Targets Android Users in India and Pakistan

Apr 10, 2024NewsroomMobile Security / Spyware An active Android malware campaign dubbed eXotic Visit has been primarily targeting users in South Asia, particularly those in India and Pakistan, with malware distributed via dedicated websites and Google Play Store. Slovak cybersecurity firm said the activity, ongoing since November 2021, is not linked to any known threat […]

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Google Warns: Android Zero-Day Flaws in Pixel Phones Exploited by Forensic Companies

Apr 03, 2024NewsroomMobile Security / Zero Day Google has disclosed that two Android security flaws impacting its Pixel smartphones have been exploited in the wild by forensic companies. The high-severity zero-day vulnerabilities are as follows – CVE-2024-29745 – An information disclosure flaw in the bootloader component CVE-2024-29748 – A privilege escalation flaw in the firmware […]

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MoqHao Android Malware Evolves with Auto-Execution Capability

Feb 09, 2024NewsroomMobile Security / Cyber Threat Threat hunters have identified a new variant of Android malware called MoqHao that automatically executes on infected devices without requiring any user interaction. “Typical MoqHao requires users to install and launch the app to get their desired purpose, but this new variant requires no execution,” McAfee Labs said […]