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Android Campaign from Known OceanLotus APT Group Potentially Older than Estimated, Abused Legitimate Certificate

Android Campaign from Known OceanLotus APT Group Potentially Older than Estimated, Abused Legitimate Certificate

| | android apt, android malware, Anti-Malware Research, OceanLotus, OceanLotus apt, PhantomLance, PhantomLance apt
A group of sophisticated threat actors known as OceanLotus or PhantomLance has recently become known for disseminating advanced Android threats via official and third-party marketplaces since 2014. They have sought to remotely ...
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Android Apps and Malware Capitalize on Coronavirus

Android Apps and Malware Capitalize on Coronavirus

| | android anubis, android covid, android malware, Anti-Malware Research, Anubis trojan, COVID-19
As new developments regarding the coronavirus outbreak emerge, Android developers (malware developers included) have started capitalizing the topic. Bitdefender researchers have recently analyzed Android telemetry from Google Play – and other third-party ...
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Over one billion Android devices at risk as they no longer receive security updates

Over one billion Android devices at risk as they no longer receive security updates

| | android malware, Android Security, android security risk, android update, Industry News, security update
More than one billion Android devices are at risk of being hacked or infected by malware, because they are no longer supported by security updates and built-in protection. That’s the conclusion of ...
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Seventeen Android Nasties Spotted in Google Play, Total Over 550K Downloads

Seventeen Android Nasties Spotted in Google Play, Total Over 550K Downloads

| | aggressive adware, android adware, android aggressive adware, android malware, Anti-Malware Research, google play adware
Bitdefender researchers recently found 17 Google Play apps that, once installed, start hiding their presence on the user’s device and constantly display aggressive ads. While not malicious per se, the tactics they ...
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Dozens of Apps Still Dodging Google’s Vetting System

Dozens of Apps Still Dodging Google’s Vetting System

| | agressive adware, android adware, android malware, android spyware, Anti-Malware Research, bitdefender research, google play adware, Whitepapers
Bitdefender researchers recently analyzed 25 apps that made it into Google Play, at least for a time, packing aggressive adware SDKs that bombarded users with ads and avoided removal by hiding their ...
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Italian Android Spyware Infected Google Play Store for Years, Researchers Find

Italian Android Spyware Infected Google Play Store for Years, Researchers Find

| | android malware, android spyware, Google Play Store, government malware, Industry News, Mobile & Gadgets
Fake service applications in Italian from mobile operators were found to be invasive spyware after successfully bypassing Google Play Store’s filters, according to a group of researchers from non-profit security organization Security ...
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Android Security is a Hot Mess (yet Again)

| | android, android malware, Application Security, Cybersecurity, Featured Articles, google, Malware, Phishing, SB Blogwatch, Threats & Breaches
Google’s Android smartphone platform is under fire again. Hundreds of “legitimate” apps have been infected with malicious third-party libraries—and not for the first time. These apps account for more than 320 million downloads ...
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Triout Android Spyware Framework Makes a Comeback, Abusing App with 50 Million Downloads

Triout Android Spyware Framework Makes a Comeback, Abusing App with 50 Million Downloads

| | android malware, android spyware, Anti-Malware Research, spyware, triout, triout spyware
In August 2018, Bitdefender researchers stumbled across an Android malware framework, dubbed Triout, which packed massive surveillance capabilities. Bundled with a legitimate application ripped from the official Google Play marketplace, the spyware ...
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Two Dozen Click Fraud Apps Found in Google Play

| | android malware, click-fraud, cryptomining, Google Play, IoT botnet, linux malware, rabbit, Rabbot
Attackers managed to pass Google’s defenses and place 22 Android apps on Google Play that engaged in sophisticated advertising click fraud when installed on users’ phones. The majority of the apps were ...
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Webex Vulnerability Can Enable Remote Code Execution

Webex Vulnerability Can Enable Remote Code Execution

| | android malware, Privilege Escalation, Remote Code Execution, TimpDoor, voice app, webex, WebExec
Cisco Systems patched a serious privilege escalation vulnerability in the Webex Meetings Desktop App and the Webex Productivity Tools that could be exploited remotely on local networks. The flaw has been dubbed ...
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