The emergence of ten new Android banking malware families in 2023 highlights the increasing sophistication and capabilities of these trojans, including automated transfer systems, social engineering tactics, and live screen-sharing capabilities.
Researcher discovered a new lock screen bypass bug for Android 14 and 13 Pierluigi Paganini December 10, 2023 Researchers discovered a lock screen bypass bug in Android 14 and 13 that could expose sensitive data in users’ Google accounts. The security researcher Jose Rodriguez (@VBarraquito) discovered a new lock screen bypass vulnerability for Android 14 and 13. […]
Android barcode scanner app exposes user passwords Pierluigi Paganini December 08, 2023 An Android app with over 100k Google Play downloads and a 4.5-star average rating has let an open instance go unchecked, leaving sensitive user data up for grabs. The Cybernews team discovered the Android app Barcode to Sheet leaking sensitive user information and […]
A particularly nefarious Banking Trojan, TrickBot, has reemerged, this time with an Android variant named “TrickMo” – a reference to a similar strain of banking malware earlier observed by IBM researchers called “ZitMo” developed by the Zeus cybercriminal group. Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs conducted a deep dive into the latest variant of TrickMo in […]
Dec 01, 2023NewsroomMobile Security / Banking Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new sophisticated Android malware called FjordPhantom that has been observed targeting users in Southeast Asian countries like Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam since early September 2023. “Spreading primarily through messaging services, it combines app-based malware with social engineering to defraud banking customers,” Oslo-based mobile […]
Nov 29, 2023NewsroomMobile Security / Malware An Android malware campaign targeting Iranian banks has expanded its capabilities and incorporated additional evasion tactics to fly under the radar. That’s according to a new report from Zimperium, which discovered more than 200 malicious apps associated with the malicious operation, with the threat actor also observed carrying out […]
Android smartphone users in India are the target of a new malware campaign that employs social engineering lures to install fraudulent apps that are capable of harvesting sensitive data. “Using social media platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram, attackers are sending messages designed to lure users into installing a malicious app on their mobile device by […]
The IPStorm botnet evolved since 2019, targeting Windows, Linux, Mac, and Android devices, using the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) network to hide its activities and offering access to thousands of compromised systems for a high price.
What’s the deal with CherryBlos? CherryBlos is a rather interesting family of Android malware that can plunder your cryptocurrency accounts – with a little help from your photos. Wait. I’ve heard of hackers stealing photos before, but what do you mean by malware stealing cryptocurrency via my photos? How does it do that? Well, imagine […]