Nasty Android malware found stealing its victims’ PayPal funds

By Waqas Another day, another Android malware - This time, according to the latest findings of ESET's IT security researchers, there is a new malware in Google Play Store that hijacks PayPal account to steal money - Researchers assessed that the malware is specifically targeting Android users and...

22 malware infected apps on Play Store found draining phone’s battery

By Waqas Another day, another malware targeting Android users - This time, 22 apps have been removed from the Play Store after security researchers found malware draining user phone's battery and also downloading files without their consent. These Android apps disguised themselves as legitimate...

Cheetah Mobile Blames SDKs for Rampant Ad Fraud in Its Android Apps

Cheetah Mobile is finding itself in a swirl of media attention after being accused of developing mobile apps that contain deliberate ad fraud features. But the mobile giant says it didn’t do it. The Chinese developer, which is listed as a top provider in Google Play’s tool app category, offers...

Popular Android apps on Play Store caught defrauding users

By Waqas A well-known Chinese app developer Cheetah Mobile and one of its subsidiaries Kika Tech might have claimed credit for millions of dollars from advertisers through an Android fraud scheme, reveals app analytics firm Kochava. It is a common practice for mobile app developers to generate...

8 Popular Android Apps Caught Up In Million-Dollar Ad Fraud Scheme

Cheetah Mobile—a prominent Chinese app company, known for its popular utility apps like Clean Master and Battery Doctor—and one of its subsidiary Kika Tech have allegedly been caught up in an Android ad fraud scheme that stole millions of dollars from advertisers. According to app analytics firm...

A week in security (November 19 – 25)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we took a look at a devastating business email compromise attack, web skimming antics, and the fresh perils of Deepfakes. We also checked out some Chrome bug issues, and took the deepest of deep dives into DNA testing. Other cybersecurity news Adobe Flash bug—get...

13 malware gaming apps on Play Store installed by half a million users

By Waqas Android is one of the most used mobile operating systems in the world and that makes it a lucrative target for malicious hackers. Recently, ESET's IT security researcher Lukas Stefanko identified the presence of a malware in 13 driving gaming apps on none other than Google Play Store...

[SECURITY] Fedora 28 Update: kde-connect-1.3.3-1.fc28

KDE Connect adds communication between KDE and your smartphone. Currently, you can pair with your Android devices over Wifi using the KDE Connect 1.0 app from Albert Vaka which you can obtain via Google Play, F-Droid or the project website...

[SECURITY] Fedora 27 Update: kde-connect-1.3.3-1.fc27

KDE Connect adds communication between KDE and your smartphone. Currently, you can pair with your Android devices over Wifi using the KDE Connect 1.0 app from Albert Vaka which you can obtain via Google Play, F-Droid or the project website...

Bug bounty open for Opera Android apps!

News Bug bounty open for Opera Android apps! Share November 20th, 2018 We are happy to announce that our applications are now covered by the Google Play Security Reward Program. Researchers are invited to help us improve the security of our chosen products in return for fame and up to $5,000!...

CVE-2018-2491

When opening a deep link URL in SAP Fiori Client with log level set to "Debug", the client application logs the URL to the log file. If this URL contains malicious JavaScript code it can eventually run inside the built-in log viewer of the application in case user opens the viewer and taps on the...

CVE-2018-2485

It is possible for a malicious application or malware to execute JavaScript in a SAP Fiori application. This can include reading and writing of information and calling device specific JavaScript APIs in the application. SAP Fiori Client version 1.11.5 in Google Play store addresses these issues a...

CVE-2018-2489

Locally, without any permission, an arbitrary android application could delete the SSO configuration of SAP Fiori Client. SAP Fiori Client version 1.11.5 in Google Play store addresses these issues and users must update to that version...

CVE-2018-2490

The broadcast messages received by SAP Fiori Client are not protected by permissions. SAP Fiori Client version 1.11.5 in Google Play store addresses these issues and users must update to that version...

Design/Logic Flaw

When opening a deep link URL in SAP Fiori Client with log level set to "Debug", the client application logs the URL to the log file. If this URL contains malicious JavaScript code it can eventually run inside the built-in log viewer of the application in case user opens the viewer and taps on the...

Information disclosure

The broadcast messages received by SAP Fiori Client are not protected by permissions. SAP Fiori Client version 1.11.5 in Google Play store addresses these issues and users must update to that version...

CVE-2018-2490

The broadcast messages received by SAP Fiori Client are not protected by permissions. SAP Fiori Client version 1.11.5 in Google Play store addresses these issues and users must update to that version...

CVE-2018-2489

Locally, without any permission, an arbitrary android application could delete the SSO configuration of SAP Fiori Client. SAP Fiori Client version 1.11.5 in Google Play store addresses these issues and users must update to that version...

Information disclosure

It is possible for a malware application installed on an Android device to send local push notifications with an empty message to SAP Fiori Client and cause the application to crash. SAP Fiori Client version 1.11.5 in Google Play store addresses these issues and users must update to that version...

Information disclosure

Locally, without any permission, an arbitrary android application could delete the SSO configuration of SAP Fiori Client. SAP Fiori Client version 1.11.5 in Google Play store addresses these issues and users must update to that version...