WhatsApp and Telegram have patched their respective web clients against a common security flaw discovered by researchers from Israeli firm Check Point, a security issue that would have allowed anRead More →
Don’t assume you can trust the hardware sensors in your phone and other connected devices, researchers warn. Researchers have shown that a malicious music file can trick an accelerometer intoRead More →
Malicious apps were surreptitiously added somewhere along the supply chain. A commercial malware scanner used by businesses has recently detected an outbreak of malware that came preinstalled on more thanRead More →
Originally, it was expected that mobile devices would evolve to become handheld computers with capabilities similar to any desktop. It is clear today that our smartphones and tablets have evolvedRead More →
A version of the popular mobile app Facebook has been found to be infected with what we detect as Android/Trojan.Spy.FakePlay. Facebook Lite is a more compact version of the popularRead More →
Samsung’s Secure Bootloader (S-Boot) for Android lies at the heart of Samsung’s chain of trust concept. An attacker who compromises S-Boot could potentially load an untrusted kernel and system image,Read More →
In another strange tale from the kinetic-attack-meets-cyberattack department, earlier this week I heard from a loyal reader in Brazil whose wife was recently mugged by three robbers who nabbed her iPhone.Read More →
Latest Android.Lockdroid.E variant uses speech recognition instead of typing for unlock code input. Being a good listener is normally considered an admirable quality in a person; however, it isn’t aRead More →
The new Android banking malware ESET recently discovered on Google Play was spotted in the wild again, targeting more banks. Further investigation of this resurfacing threat has uncovered its codeRead More →
Mobile security experts from Skycure have found two methods for bypassing the security containers put around “Android for Work,” allowing attackers to access business data saved in this seemingly secureRead More →
