Tag: Android

The SpyNote Android spyware has resurfaced, now posing a significant threat to cryptocurrency users by exploiting Accessibility APIs to conduct covert theft.

The emergence of a sophisticated iOS and Android trojan, dubbed 'GoldPickaxe,' has alarmed cybersecurity experts due to its novel social engineering tactics.

XLoader, an Android malware variant, has emerged with new capabilities, automatically executing upon infection without user interaction.

Researchers from CrowdStrike have identified these enhancements, highlighting the malware's increasing use by cybercrime groups like TA544

Google has initiated a pilot program aimed at combating financial fraud by restricting the installation of Android APK files from third-party sources.

Google has issued patches for 46 vulnerabilities in Android, addressing critical and high-severity issues that could lead to remote code execution.

FritzFrog, a notorious peer-to-peer botnet, has reappeared with an advanced variant leveraging the Log4Shell vulnerability for internal network propagation.

A proof-of-concept exploit has been unveiled for a local privilege elevation flaw affecting seven Android OEMs. Tracked as CVE-2023-45779.

A clandestine cybercrime syndicate known as 'Bigpanzi' has been silently profiting since 2015 by infecting Android TV and eCos set-top boxes globally.

McAfee's Mobile Research finds Xamalicious, a savvy Android backdoor leveraging Xamarin, employing social engineering for payload downloads.