New Android SpyAgent Campaign Steals Crypto Credentials via Image Recognition
Authored by SangRyol Ryu Recently, McAfee’s Mobile Research Team uncovered a new type of mobile malware that targets mnemonic keys by scanning for images
NGate Android malware relays NFC traffic to steal cash
ESET Research uncovers Android malware that relays NFC data from victims’ payment cards, via victims’ mobile phones, to the device of a perpetrator waiting at an ATM.
Google fixes Android kernel zero-day exploited in targeted attacks
Android security updates this month patch 46 vulnerabilities, including a high-severity remote code execution (RCE) exploited in targeted attacks.
New Mandrake Android spyware version discovered on Google Play | Securelist
Mandrake spyware threat actors resume attacks with new functionality targeting Android devices while being publicly available on Google Play.
Telegram zero-day allowed sending malicious Android APKs as videos
A Telegram for Android zero-day vulnerability dubbed 'EvilVideo' allowed attackers to send malicious Android APK payloads disguised as video files.
Trump shooter used Android phone from Samsung; cracked by Cellebrite in 40 minutes - 9to5Mac
Earlier this week, the FBI announced that it had accessed the locked phone of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man who opened fire at a Trump rally last Saturday. A new report from Bloomberg today reveals more details about this process and the phone used by Crooks. After Saturday’s Trump rally shooting, the FBI said on Sunday that it had been unsuccessful in unlocking Crooks’ phone. The phone was then sent to the FBI lab in Quanitco, Virginia, and on Tuesday the bureau confirmed that it had successfully unlocked the phone in question.
New Medusa malware variants target Android users in seven countries
The Medusa banking trojan for Android has re-emerged after almost a year of keeping a lower profile in campaigns targeting France, Italy, the United States, Canada, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Turkey.
Rafel RAT, Android Malware from Espionage to Ransomware Operations
Android, Google’s most popular mobile operating system, powers billions of smartphones and tablets globally. Known for its open-source nature and flexibility, Android offers users a wide array of features, customization options, and access to a vast ecosystem of applications through the Google Play Store and other sources. However, with its widespread adoption and open environment comes the risk of malicious activity. Android malware, a malicious software designed to target Android devices, poses a significant threat to users’ privacy, security, and data integrity. These malicious programs come in various forms, including viruses, Trojans, ransomware, spyware, and adware, and they can infiltrate devices through multiple vectors, such as app downloads, malicious websites, phishing attacks, and even system vulnerabilities.
“Dirty stream” attack: Discovering and mitigating a common vulnerability pattern in Android apps
Microsoft discovered a vulnerability pattern in multiple popular Android applications that could enable a malicious application to overwrite files in the vulnerable application’s internal data storage directory, which could lead to arbitrary code execution and token theft, among other impacts. We have shared our findings with Google’s Android Application Security Research team, as well as the developers of apps found vulnerable to this issue. We anticipate that the vulnerability pattern could be found in other applications. We’re sharing this research more broadly so developers and publishers can check their apps for similar issues, fix as appropriate, and prevent them from being introduced into new apps or releases.
Chinese Keyboard App Vulnerabilities Explained
We analyzed third-party keyboard apps Tencent QQ, Baidu, and iFlytek, on the Android, iOS, and Windows platforms. Along with Tencent Sogou, they comprise over 95% of the market share for third-party keyboard apps in China. This is an FAQ for the full report titled "The not-so-silent type: Vulnerabilities across keyboard apps reveal keystrokes to network eavesdroppers."
Google fixes two Pixel zero-day flaws exploited by forensics firms
Google has fixed two Google Pixel zero-days exploited by forensic firms to unlock phones without a PIN and gain access to the data stored within them.
Bigpanzi Exposed: The Hidden Cyber Threat Behind Your Set-Top Box
Some time ago, we intercepted a dubious ELF sample exhibiting zero detection on VirusTotal. This sample, named pandoraspear and employing a modified UPX shell, has an MD5 signature of 9a1a6d484297a4e5d6249253f216ed69. Our analysis revealed that it hardcoded nine C2 domain names, two of which had lapsed beyond their expiration protection period. We seized this opportunity to register these domains to gauge the botnet's scale. At its peak, we noted approximately 170,000 daily active bots, predominantly in Brazil.employing a modified UPX shell, has an MD5 signature of 9a1a6d484297a4e5d6249253f216ed69. Our analysis revealed that it hardcoded nine C2 domain names, two of which had lapsed beyond their expiration protection