Malicious Links Top Source of Mobile Trojans

Cheetah Mobile says the scourge of Ghost Push malware is still taking its toll on Android devices nearly two years after making its debut. Now the research firm is trying to track down how Ghost Push and other Trojans have remained so prolific despite mitigation efforts. In a report released Frid...

1 4 million Android devices by the Linux TCP vulnerability-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

The vast majority of Android users to pay attention to. Mobile Security vendor Lookout researchers have found that the Linux TCP connection vulnerability exist in the world 8 0% of Android devices, from about 1 4 million Android smartphones, tablets affected by this vulnerability. ! Shortly befor...

Cybersecurity Tips for the Rio Olympics

As the 2016 Olympic Games begin in Rio de Janeiro, US-CERT reminds travelers to be aware of cybersecurity risks. At high-profile events, hacktivists may take advantage of the large audience to spread their message. Cyber criminals may attempt to steal personally identifiable information or harves...

Google's Android Rewards Program Pays Out Half Million in First Year

Google wrapped up the first year of its Android Security Rewards program this week, a span of time that saw the company pay out just north of half a million dollars to security researchers who helped identify vulnerabilities in the mobile operating system. In all, the company paid 82 researchers ...

Pwned by Vpon

Vpon is one of many mobile ad SDKs marketed towards mainland Chinese and Taiwanese developers and app users. Recently, FireEye mobile security researchers identified a branch of Vpon ad SDK on iOS containing code that allows a malicious actor be it the app developer or the SDK creator to remotely...

CVE-2016-3664

Trend Micro Mobile Security for iOS is affected (pre-3.2.1188). The issue is failure to validate the X.509 certificate of the login server, enabling MITM attackers to spoof the server and solicit sensitive data via a crafted certificate. Affected product: Trend Micro Mobile Security for iOS; vuln...

FCC, FTC Investigate Mobile Security Update Practices

The glowing lack of public, real-world Stagefright exploits didn’t stop the U.S. government from using last summer’s blockbuster Android vulnerability as an illustration of the dangers facing mobile device users. Under the context of Stagefright exposing up to 1 billion devices to attack, the...

FCC takes initiative to Speed Up Mobile Security Updates

In Brief The Smartphone users are fed up with slow security updates, so two United States federal agencies have launched an official inquiry to know how manufacturers and carriers deal with mobile phone security updates and what they are doing to roll out patches as quickly as possible. The...

CBS Sports App Transmitted Data Unencrypted

CBS recently fixed a vulnerability in its popular Sports application that could have exposed users to man-in-the-middle attacks and inadvertently leaked personal data. According to researchers, upon registration, users’ names, email addresses, account passwords, dates of birth, and zip codes were...

BSPB Mobile beta 2016 - BSD license, MIT license vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application BSPB Mobile beta 2016 published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

Antivirus & Mobile Security - Customized SSL, Dangerous filesystem permissions, Insecure KeyStore vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application Antivirus & Mobile Security published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

AVG Cleaner: boost your mobile - Customized SSL, Dangerous filesystem permissions, WebView code execution vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application AVG Cleaner: boost your mobile published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

Mobile Security & Antivirus - Customized SSL, Exported components, External URLs vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application Mobile Security & Antivirus published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

NQ Mobile Security & Antivirus - Customized SSL, Dangerous filesystem permissions, Redefined SSL Common Names verifier vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application NQ Mobile Security & Antivirus published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

Ali released 2 0 1 5 the mobile security vulnerability report-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

The first Chapter of 2 0 1 5-year application vulnerabilities 1.1 industry disclosure of the application vulnerability types and distribution 2 0 1 5 is an extraordinary year, all sectors of the media to the mobile application of the vulnerability degree of concern is also more and more high, the...

How to Steal Secret Encryption Keys from Android and iOS SmartPhones

Unlike desktops, your mobile devices carry all sorts of information from your personal emails to your sensitive financial details. And due to this, the hackers have shifted their interest to the mobile platform. Every week new exploits are discovered for iOS and Android platform, most of the time...

How To Keep Your Android Phone Secure

As the number of threats is on the rise, Android platform is no longer safe, which isn't a surprise to anyone. Most of us are usually worried more about the security of our desktops or laptops and forget to think about the consequences our smartphones can make if compromised or stolen. Unlike...

Zemana Mobile Security - External URLs, Native code usage, SD-card access vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application Zemana Mobile Security published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

AndroL4b - A Virtual Machine For Assessing Android applications, Reverse Engineering and Malware Analysis

AndroL4b is an android security virtual machine based on ubuntu Mate includes the collection of latest framework, tutorials and labs from different security geeks and researcher for reverse engineering and malware analysis. Tools APKStudio Cross-platform Qt5 based IDE for reverse-engineering...

1-Click Way to Check If your Android Device is Vulnerable to Hacking

Vulnerabilities are common these days and when we talk about mobile security, this year has been somewhat of a trouble for Android users. Almost every week we come across a new hack affecting Android devices. One of the serious vulnerabilities is the Stagefright Security Bug, where all it needed ...