CVE-2024-27207

Exported broadcast receivers allowing malicious apps to bypass broadcast protection...

PT-2024-19785 · Apple · Macos Sonoma +5

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: tvOS versions prior to 17.4 iOS versions prior to 17.4 iPadOS versions prior to 17.4 macOS Sonoma versions prior to 14.4 watchOS versions prior to 10.4 Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log...

The mobile malware threat landscape in 2023

The figures above are based on detection statistics received from Kaspersky users who consented to sharing usage data with Kaspersky Security Network. The data for years preceding 2023 may differ from that published previously, as the calculation methodology was refined, and the data was...

Android App "Mopria Print Service" vulnerable to improper intent handling

Overview Android app "Mopria Print Service" provided by Mopria Alliance is vulnerable to improper intent handling CWE-668. Johan Francsics reported this vulnerability to JPCERT/CC. JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer. Impact When a malicious app is installed on the victim user's Android...

Google Starts Blocking Sideloading of Potentially Dangerous Android Apps in Singapore

Google has unveiled a new pilot program in Singapore that aims to prevent users from sideloading certain apps that abuse Android app permissions to read one-time passwords and gather sensitive data. "This enhanced fraud protection will analyze and automatically block the installation of apps that...

Patchwork Using Romance Scam Lures to Infect Android Devices with VajraSpy Malware

The threat actor known as Patchwork likely used romance scam lures to trap victims in Pakistan and India, and infect their Android devices with a remote access trojan called VajraSpy. Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET said it uncovered 12 espionage apps, six of which were available for download from...

200+ Malicious Android Apps Targeting Iranian Banks: Experts Warn

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...

Malicious Apps Disguised as Banks and Government Agencies Targeting Indian Android Users

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 user...

Social engineering attacks lure Indian users to install Android banking trojans

Microsoft has observed ongoing activity from mobile banking trojan campaigns targeting users in India with social media messages designed to steal users’ information for financial fraud. Using social media platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram, attackers are sending messages designed to lure users...

Social engineering attacks lure Indian users to install Android banking trojans

Microsoft has observed ongoing activity from mobile banking trojan campaigns targeting users in India with social media messages designed to steal users’ information for financial fraud. Using social media platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram, attackers are sending messages designed to lure users...

Rocky Linux 8 : flatpak (RLSA-2022:1792)

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2022:1792 advisory. - Flatpak is a Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework. Prior to versions 1.12.3 and 1.10.6, Flatpak doesn't properly validate that the permissio...

Design/Logic Flaw

Keep-alive vulnerability in the sticky broadcast mechanism. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause malicious apps to run continuously in the background...

Xenomorph Banking Trojan: A New Variant Targeting 35+ U.S. Financial Institutions

An updated version of an Android banking trojan called Xenomorph has set its sights on more than 35 financial institutions in the U.S. The campaign, according to Dutch security firm ThreatFabric, leverages phishing web pages that are designed to entice victims into installing malicious Android ap...

CVE-2023-41310

Keep-alive vulnerability in the sticky broadcast mechanism. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause malicious apps to run continuously in the background...

CVE-2023-41310

CVE-2023-41310 relates to Huawei HarmonyOS and describes a keep-alive vulnerability in the sticky broadcast mechanism. The underlying issue could allow malicious apps to run continuously in the background. Available connected documents confirm the affected product family (HarmonyOS) and the gener...

CVE-2023-41310

Keep-alive vulnerability in the sticky broadcast mechanism. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause malicious apps to run continuously in the background...

PT-2023-27897 · Huawei · Emui +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: No specific software or versions are mentioned in the provided descriptions. Description: The issue concerns a keep-alive vulnerability in the sticky broadcast mechanism. This vulnerability can be exploited to cause malicious apps to run...

The Rise of the Malicious App

Security teams are familiar with threats emanating from third-party applications that employees add to improve their productivity. These apps are inherently designed to deliver functionality to users by connecting to a "hub" app, such as Salesforce, Google Workspace, or Microsoft 365. Security...

Years into these games’ histories, attackers are still creating “Fortnite” and “Roblox”-related scams

Welcome to this weeks edition of the Threat Source newsletter. I have no idea how "Fortnite" keeps coming up in this newsletter, but here we are again. Even though the game/metaverse has never been bigger, it had been a while since I had heard about "V-Bucks" scams. V-Bucks are the in-game virtua...

CVE-2021-43171

The CVE affects the e/OS App Lounge app store client (before version 0.19q). The root cause is improper verification of cryptographic signatures, allowing an attacker who controls the app server to install malicious applications by altering the server API response. Impact is high on integrity of ...