These Dropper Apps On Play Store Targeting Over 200 Banking and Cryptocurrency Wallets

Five malicious dropper Android apps with over 130,000 cumulative installations have been discovered on the Google Play Store distributing banking trojans like SharkBot and Vultur, which are capable of stealing financial data and performing on-device fraud. "These droppers continue the unstopping...

These 16 Clicker Malware Infected Android Apps Were Downloaded Over 20 Million Times

As many as 16 malicious apps with over 20 million cumulative downloads have been taken down from the Google Play Store after they were caught committing mobile ad fraud. The Clicker malware masqueraded as seemingly harmless utilities like cameras, currency/unit converters, QR code readers,...

Scylla Ad Fraud Attack on iOS and Android Users Halted by Apple and Google

By Waqas Before being removed, the Scylla ad fraud campaign used over 90 malicious apps to carry out its operation against Android and iOS users. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Scylla Ad Fraud Attack on iOS and Android Users Halted by Apple and Google...

CVE-2022-39000

The iAware module has a vulnerability in managing malicious apps.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will cause malicious apps to automatically start upon system startup...

CVE-2022-39000

The iAware module has a vulnerability in managing malicious apps.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will cause malicious apps to automatically start upon system startup...

CVE-2022-39000

The iAware module has a vulnerability in managing malicious apps.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will cause malicious apps to automatically start upon system startup...

Design/Logic Flaw

The iAware module has a vulnerability in managing malicious apps.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will cause malicious apps to automatically start upon system startup...

CVE-2022-39000

CVE-2022-39000 affects Huawei HarmonyOS iAware module. The vulnerability allows malicious apps to automatically start at system startup, with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (Network attack, Low complexity, No privileges or user interaction required; impacts Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability...

CVE-2022-39000

The iAware module has a vulnerability in managing malicious apps.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will cause malicious apps to automatically start upon system startup...

35 malicious apps found on Google Play Store, installed by 2m users

By Waqas Another day, another set of nasty applications on the official Google Play Store. The growing efforts of cyber-criminals… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 35 malicious apps found on Google Play Store, installed by 2m users...

IT threat evolution in Q2 2022. Mobile statistics

IT threat evolution in Q2 2022 IT threat evolution in Q2 2022. Non-mobile statistics IT threat evolution in Q2 2022. Mobile statistics These statistics are based on detection verdicts of Kaspersky products received from users who consented to providing statistical data. Quarterly figures Accordin...

Several New Play Store Apps Spotted Distributing Joker, Facestealer and Coper Malware — The Hacker News

Google has taken steps to ax dozens of fraudulent apps from the official Play Store that were spotted propagating Joker, Facestealer, and Coper malware families through the virtual marketplace. While the Android storefront is considered to be a trusted source for discovering and installing apps,...

Google Boots Multiple Malware-laced Android Apps from Marketplace

Google has removed eight apps from its Google Play store that were propagating a new variant of the Joker spyware, but not before they already had garnered more than 3 million downloads. French security researcher Maxime Ingrao of cybersecurity firm Evina discovered a malware that he dubbed...

Amazon Quietly Patches 'High Severity' Vulnerability in Android Photos App

Amazon, in December 2021, patched a high severity vulnerability affecting its Photos app for Android that could have been exploited to steal a user's access tokens. "The Amazon access token is used to authenticate the user across multiple Amazon APIs, some of which contain personal data such as...

Overview of Top Mobile Security Threats in 2022

Your smartphone is your daily companion. The chances are that most of our activities rely on them, from ordering food to booking medical appointments. However, the threat landscape always reminds us how vulnerable smartphones can be. Consider the recent discovery by Oversecured, a security startu...

CVE-2022-1740

The tested version of Dominion Voting Systems ImageCast X’s on-screen application hash display feature, audit log export, and application export functionality rely on self-attestation mechanisms. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disguise malicious applications on a device...

Nextcloud: Talk Android broadcast receiver is not protected by broadcastPermission allowing malicious apps to communicate

Summary: Call to registerReceiver misses the broadcastPermission argument - no permissions will be checked for the broadcaster, which allows a malicious application to communicate with the broadcast receiver. Supporting Material/References: Screenshot Snyk report references to fixes in other repo...

Over 200 Apps on Play Store Caught Spying on Android Users Using Facestealer

More than 200 Android apps masquerading as fitness, photo editing, and puzzle apps have been observed distributing spyware called Facestealer to siphon user credentials and other valuable information. "Similar to Joker, another piece of mobile malware, Facestealer changes its code frequently, thu...

Another Set of Joker Trojan-Laced Android Apps Resurfaces on Google Play Store

A new set of trojanized apps spread via the Google Play Store has been observed distributing the notorious Joker malware on compromised Android devices. Joker, a repeat offender, refers to a class of harmful apps that are used for billing and SMS fraud, while also performing a number of actions o...

Hackers Distributing Fake Shopping Apps to Steal Banking Data of Malaysian Users

Threat actors have been distributing malicious applications under the guise of seemingly harmless shopping apps to target customers of eight Malaysian banks since at least November 2021. The attacks involved setting up fraudulent but legitimate-looking websites to trick users into downloading the...