Vulnerabilities fixed in Google Android and Samsung Mobile

Google has fixed vulnerabilities in Android. Included in this update are updates to closed-source components from Qualcomm, Imagination Technologies, Unisoc and MediaTek. Samsung has fixed vulnerabilities in Samsung Mobile that are relevant to Samsung mobile devices. A malicious party can exploit...

Vulnerabilities fixed in Apple macOS

Apple has fixed vulnerabilities in macOS Sonoma 14.8.3, macOS Sequoia 15.7.3 and macOS Tahoe 26.2. The vulnerabilities covered a wide range of issues, including memory corruption, logging problems, and unauthorized access to sensitive user data. These vulnerabilities could be exploited by malicio...

New Pixnapping Android Flaw Lets Rogue Apps Steal 2FA Codes Without Permissions

Android devices from Google and Samsung have been found vulnerable to a side-channel attack that could be exploited to covertly steal two-factor authentication 2FA codes, Google Maps timelines, and other sensitive data without the users' knowledge pixel-by-pixel. The attack has been codenamed...

Vulnerabilities fixed in Google Android and Samsung Mobile

Google has fixed vulnerabilities in Android. A malicious person can exploit the vulnerabilities to grant himself elevated privileges granted, thus executing code with the victim's privileges or gain access to sensitive data. Successful exploitation requires the malicious party to trick the victim...

Vulnerabilities fixed in Google Android and Samsung Mobile

Google has fixed vulnerabilities in Android. A malicious person could exploit the vulnerabilities to cause a denial-of-service cause or grant themselves elevated privileges to gain gain access to sensitive data. Successful exploitation requires the malicious party to trick the victim into followi...

Vulnerabilities fixed in Apple macOS

Apple has fixed vulnerabilities in macOS. A malicious party could exploit the vulnerabilities to launch attacks that can lead to the following categories of damage: Circumvention of security measure. Remote code execution Administrator/Root rights Remote code execution User rights Access to...

Vulnerabilities fixed in Apple iOS and iPadOS

Apple has fixed vulnerabilities in iOS and iPadOS. A malicious party can exploit the vulnerabilities to launch attacks execute attacks that can lead to the following categories of damage: Denial-of-Service DoS Circumvention of security measure Remote code execution Administrator/Root rights Remot...

Researchers Uncover Darknet Service Allowing Hackers to Trojanize Legit Android Apps

Researchers have shed light on a new hybrid malware campaign targeting both Android and Windows operating systems in a bid to expand its pool of victims. The attacks entail the use of different malware such as ERMAC, Erbium, Aurora, and Laplas, according to a ThreatFabric report shared with The...

Schoolyard Bully Trojan Apps Stole Facebook Credentials from Over 300,000 Android Users

More than 300,000 users across 71 countries have been victimized by a new Android threat campaign called the Schoolyard Bully Trojan. Mainly designed to steal Facebook credentials, the malware is camouflaged as legitimate education-themed applications to lure unsuspecting users into downloading...

Bahamut Cyber Espionage Hackers Targeting Android Users with Fake VPN Apps

The cyber espionage group known as Bahamut has been attributed as behind a highly targeted campaign that infects users of Android devices with malicious apps designed to extract sensitive information. The activity, which has been active since January 2022, entails distributing rogue VPN apps...

Facebook Detects 400 Android and iOS Apps Stealing Users Log-in Credentials

Meta Platforms on Friday disclosed that it had identified over 400 malicious apps on Android and iOS that it said targeted online users with the goal of stealing their Facebook login information. "These apps were listed on the Google Play Store and Apple's App Store and disguised as photo editors...

New Android Malware Targeting Brazil's Itaú Unibanco Bank Customers

Researchers have discovered a new Android banking malware that targets Brazil's Itaú Unibanco with the help of lookalike Google Play Store pages to carry out fraudulent financial transactions on victim devices without their knowledge. "This application has a similar icon and name that could trick...

Google Boots 164 Apps from Play Marketplace for Shady Ad Practices

Google has removed 164 apps, downloaded a total of 10 million times, from its Google Play marketplace because they were delivering “disruptive” ads, considered malicious. Last year, the tech giant banned apps that delivered this type of advertising, called out-of-context ads. But the problem...

New Flaw Lets Rogue Android Apps Access Camera Without Permission

An alarming security vulnerability has been discovered in several models of Android smartphones manufactured by Google, Samsung, and others that could allow malicious apps to secretly take pictures and record videos — even when they don't have specific device permissions to do so. You must alread...

Fake jquery campaign leads to malvertising and ad fraud schemes

Recently we became aware of new domains used by an old malware campaign known as 'fake jquery', previously documented by web security firm Sucuri. Thousands of compromised websites are injected with a reference to an external JavaScript called jquery.js. However, there is something quite elusive...

Fake Instagram Apps on Google Play Harvest User Logins

Three apps on Google Play claiming to help Instagram users amass followers have been found stealing usernames and passwords for the social photo service. The fake apps were uncovered by Malwarebytes, and are still available, according to Nathan Collier, a security researcher with the firm. “As th...

A week in security (January 7 – 13)

Last week on the Malwarebytes Labs blog, we took a look at the Ryuk ransomware attack causing trouble over the holidays, as well as a ransom threat for an Irish transportation company. We explored the realm of SSN scams, and looked at what happens when an early warning system is attacked. Other...

Android OS API-Breaking Flaw Offers Useful WiFi Data to Bad Actors

An “API-breaking” vulnerability has been uncovered that potentially exposes Android device systems data to rogue apps — information that could be very useful to bad actors. Researchers from Nightwatch Cybersecurity System said that certain all-points-bulletins sent out by the Android OS expose...

Apps Exposing Children to Porn Ads Booted From Google Play

Sixty app were removed from the Google Play marketplace in December that were infected with malware dubbed AdultSwine that in some cases generated pornographic ads on apps aimed at children. The developers behind the malicious apps also scammed victims with scareware techniques and attempted to...

Premium SMS Malware 'ExpensiveWall' Infects Millions of Android Devices

Google has ejected 50 apps from its Google Play store that were harboring mobile malware dubbed ExpensiveWall. The malware, which was downloaded between 1 million to 4.2 million times, sends fraudulent premium SMS messages for fake fee-based services without the knowledge or permission of users,...