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Android spyware BusyGasper has many features, but few known victims

Bradley Barth

August 29, 2018

A newly discovered mobile malware implant nicknamed BusyGasper might leave some Android users breathless, if they knew about the unusual set of features the spyware uses to snoop on them.

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Free-for-all: Dangerous Android banking trojan’s source code reportedly leaked

Bradley Barth

July 24, 2018

A dangerous mobile banking trojan that can infect even the most modern versions of Android has reportedly had its source code leaked online -- a development that could spur on attacks from myriad actors who benefit from this windfall.

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BankBot Anubis campaign targets Turkish Android users with fake apps in Google Play Store

Bradley Barth

July 10, 2018

A new BankBot Anubis campaign targeting Turkish mobile users emerged last month, as attackers managed to infiltrate the Google Play store with at least 10 fake apps that actually download the Android banking trojan. In a blog post today, IBM’s X-Force research team reveals that each of the 10 mobile downloader programs — which come…

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Device makers still shipping products with Android Debug Bridge enabled, despite risks

Bradley Barth

June 12, 2018

Mobile and IoT device manufacturers continue to ship products with the Android Debug Bridge feature automatically enabled -- a dangerous default setting that enables potential adversaries to connect to these devices.

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Roaming Mantis malicious redirection campaign preys on Android, iOS and PC users

Bradley Barth

May 21, 2018

A recently discovered a DNS hijacking campaign that was found spreading banking trojan malware to Android smartphone users largely in Asia has expanded it reach to iOS and PC users as well, while targeting speakers of 27 different languages.

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Hidden Cobra malware infects Android devices with RAT, turns Windows machines into proxies

Bradley Barth

February 14, 2018

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and FBI on Tuesday jointly released two new reports analyzing trojan malware attributed to Hidden Cobra, aka Lazarus Group — a threat actor widely believed to be sponsored by the North Korean government. The two malware packages, referred to as HARDRAIN and BADCALL, can install a remote access tool…

HackingTeam tool makes use of mobile malware targeting all major platforms

Mobile Security

Researchers believe malicious Android app written in Kotlin code may be a first

Bradley Barth

January 10, 2018

Researchers have discovered a fake utility app called Swift Cleaner that they believe may be the first Android mobile malware developed using the open-source Kotlin programming language.

Mobile Security

Pyramid scheme: AnubisSpy Android malware steals data, seemingly links to old Sphinx campaign

Bradley Barth

December 19, 2017

A newly discovered Android spyware that victimizes Arabic-speakers has been potentially linked to the 2014-15 Sphinx cyber espionage campaign, which was launched by the threat group APT-C-15 to target PC users in the Middle East. In a Dec. 19 blog post and accompanying technical brief, researchers from Trend Micro’s Mobile Threat Response Team revealed their findings after analyzing seven apps…

Mobile Security

Three more Android malware families invade Google Play Store

Bradley Barth

November 16, 2017

Collectively downloaded millions of times, 158 fake Android applications containing mobile malware were recently found smuggled into the Google Play Store, according to a trio of separate research reports that were published within days of each other. Researchers at McAfee did the heaviest lifting, spotting Grobas, a program that pushes unwanted apps, in 144 trojanized…

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Researchers unite to quash ‘WireX’ DDoS botnet composed of Android devices

Bradley Barth

August 30, 2017

Security researchers from at least seven major companies collaborated this month to subdue a DDoS botnet composed of compromised Android devices operating in more than 100 different countries.

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Android spyware BusyGasper has many features, but few known victims

Free-for-all: Dangerous Android banking trojan’s source code reportedly leaked

BankBot Anubis campaign targets Turkish Android users with fake apps in Google Play Store

Device makers still shipping products with Android Debug Bridge enabled, despite risks

Roaming Mantis malicious redirection campaign preys on Android, iOS and PC users

Hidden Cobra malware infects Android devices with RAT, turns Windows machines into proxies

Researchers believe malicious Android app written in Kotlin code may be a first

Pyramid scheme: AnubisSpy Android malware steals data, seemingly links to old Sphinx campaign

Three more Android malware families invade Google Play Store

Researchers unite to quash ‘WireX’ DDoS botnet composed of Android devices

Discoveries of new Mac malware reach unprecedented levels in 2017, analysis shows