UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8483

An information disclosure vulnerability in the Qualcomm power driver could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to access sensitive data without explicit user permission. Product: Android...

Mouabad Android Malware calling to Premium numbers; Generating revenue for its Master

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Android Malware Found Exploiting Google Cloud Messaging Service

Researchers have discovered a number of malicious Android apps are using Google’s Cloud Messaging service and leveraging it as a command and control server to carry out attacks. A post on Securelist today by Kaspersky Lab’s Roman Unuchek, breaks down five Trojans that have been spotted checking i...

Several Malicious Android apps found on Google Play affects 25,000 devices

As time goes on, though, the Malware Risk on Mobile Platforms appears to be increasing. A flood of scammy apps that are difficult for Google to detect, and therefore stays available for download for several days before being removed. The Russia-based firm Dr Web today said it has discovered sever...

ArtIME Japanese Input vulnerable to information disclosure

Overview ArtIME Japanese Input contains an issue in the access permissions for the certain files. ArtIME Japanese Input is a Japanese Input Method Editor IME for Android devices. ArtIME Japanese Input contains an issue in the access permissions for the certain files. Gaku Mochizuki of Mitsui Buss...

Chrome for Android - Cookie theft from Chrome by malicious Android app

CVE Number: CVE-2012-4909 Title: Chrome for Android - Cookie theft from Chrome by malicious Android app Affected Software: Confirmed on Chrome for Android v18.0.1025123 Credit: Takeshi Terada Issue Status: v18.0.1025308 was released which fixes this vulnerability Overview: Symbolic links can be...

China is the birth place for most of malicious Android apps

China is the birth place for most of malicious Android apps Mobile malware is rising, and there have been explosions in the world of viruses and Trojans. Virus makers are now targeting mobile platforms- thanks to their growing popularity. If we take the statistics from last 6 months, the chances ...

SEO Poisoned Sites Still Slipping By Google

Attacks that use search engine optimization to push malicious pages into the top rankings on search engine results are on the rise in 2011, but new research from zScaler suggests that efforts to identify and block the pages are paying meager dividends. A blog post by Web security firm zScaler not...