Tag: mobile security

FireScam Android Malware Poses as Telegram Premium to Steal Data and...

An Android information stealing malware named FireScam has been found masquerading as a premium version of the Telegram messaging app to steal data and...

U.S. Judge Rules Against NSO Group in WhatsApp Pegasus Spyware Case

Meta Platforms-owned WhatsApp scored a major legal victory in its fight against Israeli commercial spyware vendor NSO Group after a federal judge in the...

The Mask APT Resurfaces with Sophisticated Multi-Platform Malware Arsenal

A little-known cyber espionage actor known as The Mask has been linked to a new set of attacks targeting an unnamed organization in Latin...

CISA Mandates Cloud Security for Federal Agencies by 2025 Under Binding...

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 25-01, ordering federal civilian agencies to secure their cloud environments...

Chinese EagleMsgSpy Spyware Found Exploiting Mobile Devices Since 2017

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a novel surveillance program that's suspected to be used by Chinese police departments as a lawful intercept tool to gather...

Gamaredon Deploys Android Spyware “BoneSpy” and “PlainGnome” in Former Soviet States

The Russia-linked state-sponsored threat actor tracked as Gamaredon has been attributed to two new Android spyware tools called BoneSpy and PlainGnome, marking the first...

Fake Recruiters Distribute Banking Trojan via Malicious Apps in Phishing Scam

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a sophisticated mobile phishing (aka mishing) campaign that's designed to distribute an updated version of the Antidot banking...

FSB Uses Trojan App to Monitor Russian Programmer Accused of Supporting...

A Russian programmer accused of donating money to Ukraine had his Android device secretly implanted with spyware by the Federal Security Service (FSB) after...

Hackers Target Uyghurs and Tibetans with MOONSHINE Exploit and DarkNimbus Backdoor

A previously undocumented threat activity cluster dubbed Earth Minotaur is leveraging the MOONSHINE exploit kit and an unreported Android-cum-Windows backdoor called DarkNimbus to facilitate...

8 Million Android Users Hit by SpyLoan Malware in Loan Apps...

Over a dozen malicious Android apps identified on the Google Play Store that have been collectively downloaded over 8 million times contain malware known...

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