Mobile & Wireless Google Patches Exploited Pixel Vulnerabilities Google patches 28 vulnerabilities in Android and 25 bugs in Pixel devices, including two flaws exploited in the wild. Ionut ArghireApril 3, 2024
Malware & Threats ‘Vultur’ Android Malware Gets Extensive Device Interaction Capabilities NCC Group researchers warn that the Android banking malware ‘Vultur’ has been updated with device interaction and file tampering capabilities. Ionut ArghireApril 1, 2024
Malware & Threats VPN Apps on Google Play Turn Android Devices Into Proxies Human Security identifies 28 VPN applications for Android and an SDK that turn devices into proxies. Ionut ArghireMarch 27, 2024
Mobile & Wireless Android’s March 2024 Update Patches Critical Vulnerabilities Android’s March 2024 security update resolves 38 vulnerabilities, including two critical flaws in the System component. Ionut ArghireMarch 6, 2024
Vulnerabilities CISA Warns of Pixel Phone Vulnerability Exploitation CISA adds Pixel Android phone (CVE-2023-21237) and Sunhillo SureLine (CVE-2021-36380) flaws to its known exploited vulnerabilities catalog. Eduard KovacsMarch 6, 2024
Fraud & Identity Theft Google Announces Enhanced Fraud Protection for Android Google Play Protect will block the installation of sideloaded applications requesting permissions frequently abused by fraudsters. Ionut ArghireFebruary 8, 2024
Vulnerabilities Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Patched in Android Android’s February 2024 security patches resolve 46 vulnerabilities, including a critical remote code execution bug. Ionut ArghireFebruary 6, 2024
Mobile & Wireless Android’s January 2024 Security Update Patches 58 Vulnerabilities Android’s first security update of 2024 resolves high-severity elevation of privilege and information disclosure vulnerabilities. Ionut ArghireJanuary 10, 2024
Malware & Threats Chameleon Android Malware Can Bypass Biometric Security A variant of the Chameleon Android banking trojan features new bypass capabilities and has expanded its targeting area. Ionut ArghireDecember 22, 2023
Data Protection Trail of Bits Spinout iVerify Tackles Mercenary Spyware Threat iVerify, a seed-stage startup spun out of Trail of Bits, ships a mobile threat hunting platform to neutralize iOS and Android zero-days. Ryan NaraineDecember 6, 2023
Mobile & Wireless 94 Vulnerabilities Patched in Android With December 2023 Security Updates Android’s December 2023 security updates resolve 94 vulnerabilities, including several critical-severity bugs. Ionut ArghireDecember 5, 2023
Malware & Threats Dropper Service Bypassing Android Security Restrictions to Install Malware ThreatFabric warns of a dropper service bypassing recent Android security restrictions to install spyware and banking trojans. Ionut ArghireNovember 8, 2023