For the second time in a month, Google removed malicious apps infected with the Ztorg Trojans that could allow attackers to root targeted devices. Most software developers update their apps to patch vulnerabilities and add new features. But when the software is malware, an update could be the worst thing to do. The Google Play Store is always working to prev

I’ve been monitoring Google Play Store for new Ztorg Trojans since September 2016, and have so far found several dozen new malicious apps. All of them were rooting malware that used exploits to gain root rights on the infected device. Then, in the second half of May 2017 I found one that wasn’t. Distributed on Google Play through two malicious a

Journalists and activists in Mexico accused the government of spying on them with the powerful surveillance software Pegasus developed by the NSO Group. Journalists and activists in Mexico accused the government of spying on them with a powerful surveillance software. According to the journalists, the authorities used an Israeli spyware to hack their mobile

Kaspersky Lab had discovered a new malware dubbed dvmap for Android was found and removed from the official Google Play store A New malware dubbed dvmap for Android was found and removed from the official Google Play store Kaspersky Lab had discovered the new malware that is capable of obtaining root access on Android devices and is capable of taking over th

Thailand: Police raided massive click farms, the agents have seized nearly half a million SIM cards and hundreds of iPhones used to promote products online. Police and army troops in Thailand has raided a massive click-fraud farm, the agents have seized nearly half a million SIM cards and hundreds of iPhones used to promote products online. The authorities h

by Ecular Xu We have recently discovered a Trojan Android ad library called Xavier (Detected by Trend Micro as ANDROIDOS_XAVIER.AXM) that steals and leaks a user’s information silently. Xavier’s impact has been widespread. Based on data from Trend Micro Mobile App Reputation Service, we detected more than 800 applications embedded the ad library’s SDK that h

Security experts have discovered a critical kernel command line injection vulnerability in the Motorola handsets Moto G4 and Moto G5. Security researchers from Aleph Research Motorola have discovered a critical kernel command line injection flaw in the Motorola handset Moto G4 and Moto G5 models. The flaw affects also handsets running the latest Motorola And

Google recently released their June security bulletin for Android, which addresses critical vulnerabilities found in Media framework, as well as various critical vulnerabilities that are based on Qualcomm components. As with previous Android security updates, this month’s bulletin is available via over-the-air updates for native Android devices or via servic

For the sixth consecutive year, IBM has been recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Mobility Management Suites. In 2017, Gartner continues to define enterprise mobility management (EMM) suites across five core technologies, all of which are available through the following IBM MaaS360 with Watson cognitive unified endpoint managem

In April 2017 we started observing new rooting malware being distributed through the Google Play Store. Unlike other rooting malware, this Trojan not only installs its modules into the system, it also injects malicious code into the system runtime libraries. Kaspersky Lab products detect it as Trojan.AndroidOS.Dvmap.a. The distribution of rooting malware thr

Experts found a new malware, dubbed Judy malware, in the Play Store, it is designed to infect Android devices and generate false clicks on advertisements. Google is suffering once again from malicious software applications found inside popular apps available on Play store. The new malware – code named “Judy” – is designed to infect An

Hackers demonstrated that it is very easy to bypass the Samsung S8 iris scanner by using a camera, a printer, and a contact lens. Security experts have once against bypassed mobile Biometric system installed on a mobile device, the Samsung S8 model. Hackers used a camera, a printer and a contact lens to bypass the iris scanner installed on the Samsung S8. So

Google is rolling out a new protection system called Google Play Protect, it is a machine-learning system to protect Android users. Good news for Android users, Google has introduced another security defense system, called Google Play Protect, to protect the devices running its mobile OS. Google already uses several security measures to protect the smartphon

Google released their security bulletin for May, which once again tackles Critical vulnerabilities in Android’s Mediaserver component, a prevailing theme for the past few bulletins. Google Pixel and Nexus users can get over-the-air (OTA) updates for their devices, while service providers and manufacturers of Android OEM devices will be responsible for distri

One of the most popular ways to make money online is through pornography—whether through legitimate distribution or different online scams. Last year we detected a new variant of the Marcher Trojan targeting users through porn sites, and the year before that popular porn apps were used as lures to compromise millions of mobile users in South Korea. Recently,