Amid the growing popularity of Android smartphones in developing regions and the increasing accessibility of third-party app stores, cybercriminals have launched a large-scale campaign that combines two highly dangerous tactics—credential theft and click fraud—for...
The latest iteration of the Android malware known as Konfety has grown even more insidious. Researchers at Zimperium zLabs have uncovered a refined variant that employs unconventional ZIP archive structures and encrypted, runtime-loaded code....
Spanish police have begun casting a wary eye on users of Google Pixel smartphones, suspecting potential ties to criminal activity. In Catalonia, law enforcement officials report a growing trend of drug traffickers relying specifically...
The research laboratory Security Explorations has unveiled the results of a months-long investigation exposing critical vulnerabilities at the core of eSIM technology. The focus of their analysis was a GSMA-certified eUICC card developed by...
Researchers have uncovered a new packer, Ducex, which conceals one of the most formidable mobile malware threats— the Triada Trojan—through advanced encryption and obfuscation techniques. Its analysis in the interactive sandbox environment ANY.RUN reveals...
Malicious software has once again surfaced on the official Google Play Store, masquerading as an innocuous utility. This time, the campaign targeted North America, where the Android banking trojan known as Anatsa—also referred to...
A major investigation into large-scale SMS fraud has concluded in London, culminating in the conviction of Chinese student Ruichen Xiong, who has been sentenced to over a year in prison for orchestrating an elaborate smishing...
The FBI held a closed-door briefing for members of the U.S. Congress to bolster mobile device security after the contact list from the personal smartphone of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles fell...
Owners of Android smartphones will soon benefit from enhanced protection against one of the most insidious yet dangerous threats in mobile communication — network impersonation. With the introduction of Android 16, Google is implementing...
FirmwareDroid is a research project that aims to develop novel methods to analyse Android firmware. It is mainly made to automate the process of extracting and scanning pre-installed Android apps for security research purposes....
Firebase, a versatile platform by Google, powers countless web and mobile applications with its extensive suite of services including real-time databases, authentication, cloud storage, and hosting. Its ubiquity and ease of use make it...
