Android Security & Malware

Toll fraud malware: How an Android application can drain your wallet
https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/06/30/toll-fraud-malware-how-an-android-application-can-drain-your-wallet/

Microsoft News

Toll fraud malware: How an Android application can drain your wallet

Toll fraud malware, a subcategory of billing fraud in which malicious applications subscribe users to premium services without their knowledge or consent, is one of the most prevalent types of Android malware – and it continues to evolve.

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Android Security & Malware

Apple implemented "Lockdown Mode" in their devices from version 16 to protects users against spyware
"Hardens device defenses and strictly limits certain functionalities, sharply reducing the attack surface that potentially could be exploited by highly targeted mercenary spyware."
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/07/apple-expands-commitment-to-protect-users-from-mercenary-spyware/

Apple Newsroom

Apple expands commitment to protect users from mercenary spyware

Apple today detailed two initiatives to help protect users who may be personally targeted by sophisticated digital threats.

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Android Security & Malware

New malware detected on Google Play, 100.000+ users affected
https://blog.pradeo.com/pradeo-identifies-app-joker-malware-google-play

Pradeo

New malware detected on Google Play, 100.000+ users affected

Joker is a malware that silently exfiltrates data and subscribes users to unwanted premium subscription. The malware was found in 24 apps on Google Play.

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Android Security & Malware

Guide to Reversing and Exploiting iOS binaries Part 2: ARM64 ROP Chains
https://www.inversecos.com/2022/06/guide-to-reversing-and-exploiting-ios.html

Inversecos

Guide to Reversing and Exploiting iOS binaries Part 2: ARM64 ROP Chains

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Android Security & Malware

Heap Overflows on iOS ARM64: Heap Grooming, Use-After-Free (Part 3)
https://www.inversecos.com/2022/07/heap-overflows-on-ios-arm64-heap.html

Inversecos

Heap Overflows on iOS ARM64: Heap Spraying, Use-After-Free (Part 3)

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Android Security & Malware

Lock Screen Bypass Exploit of Android Devices (CVE-2022–20006)
https://medium.com/maverislabs/lock-screen-bypass-exploit-of-android-devices-cve-2022-20006-604958fcee3a

Medium

Lock Screen Bypass Exploit of Android Devices (CVE-2022–20006)

Background on Lock Screen Bypass Exploits

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Android Security & Malware

Session On Android – An App Wrapped in Signal
https://thebinaryhick.blog/2022/07/14/session-on-android-an-app-wrapped-in-signal/

The Binary Hick

Session On Android – An App Wrapped in Signal

NOTE: parts of this article describe steps by which the order of encryption methods are reversed to render encrypted data in clear-text. This was done in order to investigate the app being discusse…

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Android Security & Malware

Exploiting Android Vulnerabilities with Malicious Third-Party Apps (featuring Oversecured APK)
https://medium.com/@as3ng/exploiting-android-vulnerabilities-with-malicious-third-party-apps-featuring-oversecured-apk-adea3241ce49

Medium

Exploiting Android Vulnerabilities with Malicious Third-Party Apps (featuring Oversecured APK)

Mobile applications has become a trend these days since there are a rapid growing companies and startups which already taken their steps…

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Android Security & Malware

Pegasus Spyware Used Against Thailand’s Pro-Democracy Movement
https://citizenlab.ca/2022/07/geckospy-pegasus-spyware-used-against-thailands-pro-democracy-movement/

The Citizen Lab

GeckoSpy

Uncovering an extensive espionage operation infecting dozens of Thai pro-democracy campaigners with NSO Group's Pegasus spyware.

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Android Security & Malware

The first distribution of Android related malware by Turla APT group spoofing domain Ukrainian Azov Regiment
https://blog.google/threat-analysis-group/continued-cyber-activity-in-eastern-europe-observed-by-tag/

Google

Continued cyber activity in Eastern Europe observed by TAG

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) continues to closely monitor the cybersecurity environment in Eastern Europe with regard to the war in Ukraine. Many Russian government cyber assets have remained focused on Ukraine and related issues since the invasion…

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Android Security & Malware

ARM 64 Assembly Series — Branch
https://valsamaras.medium.com/arm-64-assembly-series-branch-9ce820987fc6

Medium

ARM 64 Assembly Series — Branch

Previous posts: Basic definitions and registers, lab setup, offset and addressing modes, Load And Store

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Android Security & Malware

Vodafone & Deutsche Telekom to introduce persistent user tracking by operator
https://blog.simpleanalytics.com/vodafone-deutsche-telekom-to-introduce-persistent-user-tracking

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Android Security & Malware

Ongoing Roaming Mantis smishing campaign targeting France
https://blog.sekoia.io/ongoing-roaming-mantis-smishing-campaign-targeting-france/

Sekoia.io Blog

Ongoing Roaming Mantis smishing campaign targeting France

MoqHao (aka Wroba) is an Android Remote Access Trojan (RAT) with information-stealing and backdoor capabilities that likely spreads via SMS.

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Android Security & Malware

Joker, Facestealer and Coper banking malwares on Google Play store
https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/joker-facestealer-and-coper-banking-malwares-google-play-store

Zscaler

Joker, Facestealer and Coper banking malwares on Google Play store | Zscaler

Joker, Facestealers and Banker swarming Google Play store

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Android Security & Malware

Android FOSS Apps List
List of open source Android applications for “de-google, de-samsung, de-microsoft, de-nsa etc.” your mobile phone
https://brainfucksec.github.io/android-foss-apps-list

brainfucksec

Android FOSS Apps List

Update: 10 March 2024 List of open source Android applications for “de-google, de-samsung, de-microsoft, de-nsa, de-china-malware etc. etc.” your mobile phone, as always, the list is written in a KISS simple way. The apps in the list are divided by category…

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Android Security & Malware

New HiddenAds malware affects 1M+ users and hides on the Google Play Store
https://www.mcafee.com/blogs/other-blogs/mcafee-labs/new-hiddenads-malware-that-runs-automatically-and-hides-on-google-play-1m-users-affected/

McAfee Blog

New HiddenAds malware affects 1M+ users and hides on the Google Play Store | McAfee Blog

Authored by Dexter Shin McAfee's Mobile Research Team has identified new malware on the Google Play Store. Most of them are disguising themselves as

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