Android P Will Block Background Apps from Accessing Your Camera, Microphone

Yes, your smartphone is spying on you. But, the real question is, should you care? We have published thousands of articles on The Hacker News, warning how any mobile app can turn your smartphone into a bugging device—'Facebook is listening to your conversations', 'Stealing Passwords Using...

A week in security (February 12 – February 18)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at a huge Android cryptomining campaign, malicious apps on Google Play, and some Apple scams doing the rounds. We also explored the world of healthcare security, and dived into the land of scammy Valentine's Day tricks and cheats. Other news Thought the...

CVE-2017-17201

Some huawei smartphones with software BTV-DL09C233B350, Berlin-L21HNC432B360, Berlin-L22HNC636B360, Berlin-L24HNC567B360, Berlin-L21C10B130, Berlin-L21C185B132, Berlin-L21C464B130, Berlin-L22C346B140, Berlin-L22C636B160, Berlin-L23C605B131, Berlin-L23DOMC109B160, MHA-AL00AC00B125 have a DoS...

Google Expands Play Marketplace Bug Bounty Program

UPDATE Google is expanding the number of bounties available in its Google Play Security Reward Program, a step that comes amid a flurry of mitigation activities against malicious apps found in its official marketplace. The company introduced the program in October, in a long-awaited move...

CVE-2017-4951

VMware AirWatch Console 9.2.x before 9.2.2 and 9.1.x before 9.1.5 contains a Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability when accessing the App Catalog. An attacker may exploit this issue by tricking users into installing a malicious application on their devices...

CVE-2017-9780

In Flatpak before 0.8.7, a third-party app repository could include malicious apps that contain files with inappropriate permissions, for example setuid or world-writable. The files are deployed with those permissions, which would let a local attacker run the setuid executable or write to the...

Facebook Password Stealing Apps Found on Android Play Store

Even after many efforts made by Google last year, malicious apps always somehow manage to make their ways into Google app store. Security researchers have now discovered a new piece of malware, dubbed GhostTeam, in at least 56 applications on Google Play Store that is designed to steal Facebook...

Google Play Removes 22 Malicious ‘LightsOut’ Apps From Marketplace

Nearly two dozen Android flashlight and related utility apps were removed from the Google Play marketplace after researchers found a malicious advertising component dubbed “LightsOut” inside them. In total, the apps were downloaded between 1.5 and 7.5 million times. Security researchers at Check...

Jack of all trades

Nowadays, it's all too easy to end up with malicious apps on your smartphone, even if you're using the official Google Play app store. The situation gets even worse when you go somewhere other than the official store – fake applications, limited security checks, and so on. However, the spread of...

Google Cracks Down On Nosy Android Apps

Google is cracking down on unwanted and harmful Android apps with a new effort that will show warnings on applications and on third-party websites distributing apps that collect personal data without user consent. The effort is an expansion of the Google Safe Browsing team’s mission to enforce th...

CVE-2017-8151

Huawei Honor 5S smart phones with software the versions before TAG-TL00C01B173 have an authentication bypass vulnerability due to the improper design of some components. An attacker can get a user's smart phone and install malicious apps in the mobile phone, allowing the attacker to reset the...

CVE-2017-8151

Huawei Honor 5S smart phones with software the versions before TAG-TL00C01B173 have an authentication bypass vulnerability due to the improper design of some components. An attacker can get a user's smart phone and install malicious apps in the mobile phone, allowing the attacker to reset the...

CVE-2017-2694

The AlarmService component in HwVmall with software earlier than 1.5.2.0 versions has no control over calling permissions, allowing any third party to call. An attacker can construct a malicious application to call it. Consequently, alert music will be played suddenly, compromising user experienc...

Authentication flaw

Huawei Honor 5S smart phones with software the versions before TAG-TL00C01B173 have an authentication bypass vulnerability due to the improper design of some components. An attacker can get a user's smart phone and install malicious apps in the mobile phone, allowing the attacker to reset the...

CVE-2017-2709

HiGame with software earlier than 7.3.0 versions, SkyTone with software earlier than 8.1.1 versions have a DoS Vulnerability. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, the attacker can send malformed packets to the device. Due to the lack of adequate...

CVE-2017-8151

Huawei Honor 5S smart phones with software the versions before TAG-TL00C01B173 have an authentication bypass vulnerability due to the improper design of some components. An attacker can get a user's smart phone and install malicious apps in the mobile phone, allowing the attacker to reset the...

BankBot Returns On Play Store – A Never Ending Android Malware Story

Even after so many efforts by Google for making its Play Store away from malware, shady apps somehow managed to fool its anti-malware protections and infect people with malicious software. A team of researchers from several security firms has uncovered two new malware campaigns targeting Google...

Huawei Enjoy 6 MTK Platform Arbitrary Memory Access Vulnerability

The Huawei Enjoy 6 is a smartphone from the Chinese company Huawei Huawei. The Huawei Enjoy 6 MTK platform suffers from an arbitrary memory access vulnerability, which can be used by attackers to trick users into installing malicious apps, which can be exploited to send specific parameters leadin...

Huawei Enjoy 6 MTK Platform Arbitrary Memory Access Vulnerability (CNVD-2017-34227)

The Huawei Enjoy 6 is a smartphone from the Chinese company Huawei Huawei. The Huawei Enjoy 6 MTK platform suffers from an arbitrary memory access vulnerability, which can be used by attackers to trick users into installing malicious apps, which can be exploited to send specific parameters leadin...

1M Downloads Later, Google Pulls Phony WhatsApp From Google Play

Google has removed a phony WhatsApp download from Google Play and suspended the developer’s account, but not before the ad-spewing app was downloaded more than one million times. The unwanted app, called Update WhatsApp Messenger, was disclosed by a handful of Redditors over the weekend who said...