Xenomorph Malware Burrows into Google Play Users, No Facehugger Required

An Android trojan dubbed Xenomorph has nested in Google Play, already racking up more than 50,000 downloads from the official app store, researchers warned. For anyone who downloaded the “Fast Cleaner” app, it’s time to nuke it from orbit. According to a ThreatFabric analysis, Xenomorph has a...

Android 12L Security Release NotesStay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.

This Android Security Release Notes contains details of security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices which are addressed as part of Android 12L. Android 12L devices with a security patch level of 2022-03-01 or later are protected against these issues Android 12L, as released on AOSP, has a...

(Pwn2Own) Cisco RV340 Plug and Play Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Cisco RV340 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of firmware updates. The issue results from the lack of proper validati...

New Android Banking Trojan Spreading via Google Play Store Targets Europeans

A new Android banking trojan with over 50,000 installations has been observed distributed via the official Google Play Store with the goal of targeting 56 European banks and carrying out harvesting sensitive information from compromised devices. Dubbed Xenomorph by Dutch security firm ThreatFabri...

Mobile malware evolution 2021

These statistics are based on detection verdicts of Kaspersky products received from users who consented to providing statistical data. Figures of the year In 2021, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 3,464,756 malicious installation packages 97,661 new mobile banking Trojans...

Google Play Protect 22.4.25 Detection Bypass Vulnerability

Exploit Title: Google Play Protect 22.4.25 - Detection Bypass Exploit Author: Aryan Chehreghani Contact: email protected Vendor Homepage: https://play.google.com Version: 22.4.25 Possibly all versions Tested on: Android 5.1.1 About - Google Play Protect : Google Play Protect is Google's built-in...

Google Play Protect 22.4.25 Detection Bypass

Exploit Title: Google Play Protect 22.4.25 - Detection Bypass Date: 2022-02-14 Exploit Author: Aryan Chehreghani Contact: [email protected] Vendor Homepage: https://play.google.com Version: 22.4.25 Possibly all versions Tested on: Android 5.1.1 About - Google Play Protect : Google Play...

Denial Of Service (DoS)

Play Framework is vulnerable to denial of service. The vulnerability exists in fromJson function of form.scala due to unbounded recursion during json parsing which allows an attacker to cause a stack overflow by sending a crafted json document that leads to an application crash...

GHSA-R8RM-4HFJ-2X87 Data Amplification in Play Framework

In Play Framework 2.6.0 through 2.8.2, data amplification can occur when an application accepts multipart/form-data JSON input...

Data Amplification in Play Framework

In Play Framework 2.6.0 through 2.8.2, data amplification can occur when an application accepts multipart/form-data JSON input...

Out-of-bounds Write in Play Framework

An issue was discovered in PlayJava in Play Framework 2.6.0 through 2.8.2. The body parsing of HTTP requests eagerly parses a payload given a Content-Type header. A deep JSON structure sent to a valid POST endpoint that may or may not expect JSON payloads causes a StackOverflowError and Denial of...

Uncontrolled Recursion in Play Framework

In Play Framework 2.6.0 through 2.8.2, stack consumption can occur because of unbounded recursion during parsing of crafted JSON documents...

GHSA-P8P6-RCP6-4MRM Uncontrolled Recursion in Play Framework

In Play Framework 2.6.0 through 2.8.2, stack consumption can occur because of unbounded recursion during parsing of crafted JSON documents...

GHSA-V9MF-JGQ3-C28H Data Amplification in Play Framework

An issue was discovered in Play Framework 2.8.0 through 2.8.4. Carefully crafted JSON payloads sent as a form field lead to Data Amplification. This affects users migrating from a Play version prior to 2.8.0 that used the Play Java API to serialize classes with protected or private fields to JSON...

Data Amplification in Play Framework

An issue was discovered in Play Framework 2.8.0 through 2.8.4. Carefully crafted JSON payloads sent as a form field lead to Data Amplification. This affects users migrating from a Play version prior to 2.8.0 that used the Play Java API to serialize classes with protected or private fields to JSON...

Android Security Bulletin—February 2022Stay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.

The Android Security Bulletin contains details of security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices. Security patch levels of 2022-02-05 or later address all of these issues. To learn how to check a device's security patch level, see Check and update your Android version. Android partners are...

Android malware BRATA can wipe devices

Cleafy, a cybersecurity firm specializing in online fraud, has published new details about banking Trojan BRATA Brazilian Remote Access Tool, Android, a known malware strain that first became widespread in 2019. BRATA is now being used to perform factory resets on victims machines. Its rare for...

2FA App Loaded with Banking Trojan Infests 10K Victims via Google Play

After remaining available for more than two weeks, a malicious two-factor authentication 2FA application has been removed from Google Play — but not before it was downloaded more than 10,000 times. The app, which is fully functional as a 2FA authenticator, comes loaded with the Vultur stealer...

Widespread FluBot and TeaBot Malware Campaigns Targeting Android Devices

Researchers from the Bitdefender Mobile Threats team said they have intercepted more than 100,000 malicious SMS messages attempting to distribute Flubot malware since the beginning of December. "Findings indicate attackers are modifying their subject lines and using older yet proven scams to enti...

‘Dark Herring’ Billing Malware Swims onto 105M Android Devices

Nearly 500 malicious apps lurking on the Google Play Store have successfully installed Dark Herring malware — a cash-stealer intended to add sneaky charges onto mobile carrier bills — on more than 100 million Android devices across the globe. That’s quite a school of fish. Dark Herring malware wa...