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1. Hundreds of ‘malicious’ Google Play-hosted apps bypassed Android 13 Security ‘with ease’: (Security); ... address this issue. The technology embedded in Bitdefender Mobile Security, App Anomaly Detection, observes the apps’ behaviour after installation, which is critical in today’s threat landscape. In some ...; Created on 19 March 2025
2. 321 threats blocked per second as social media becomes a ‘playground for scammers’: threat report: (Security); ... with mobile phones serving as a primary attack vector. Leading this trend were: The largest deepfake crypto scam: The infamous CryptoCore group, known for hijacking YouTube accounts to promote their ...; Created on 17 February 2025
3. Bitdefender Antispam Lab warns of Olympics-themed phishing scams: (Company news); ... actors may begin promoting fraudulent websites and mobile apps that mimic official Olympic platforms, tricking users into downloading malware or providing sensitive information. Example: Cybercrooks ...; Created on 19 June 2024
4. Trustwave SpiderLabs exposes critical cybersecurity threats targeting retailers: (Company news); ... including physical stores, e-commerce websites, and mobile apps, which provides convenience to consumers but complicates security. Prevalence of gift cards: Threat actors utilise gift cards to maintain ...; Created on 16 November 2023
5. SolarWinds attackers, now called Midnight Blizzard, take aim at Teams: (Security); ... during the authentication flow into the prompt on the Microsoft Authenticator app on their mobile device. "After attempting to authenticate to an account where this form of MFA is required, the actor ...; Created on 07 August 2023
6. Australians want more-secure mobile apps: survey: (Security); Australian consumers' concerns about mobile app security include fraud, apps being hacked, and fake apps, according to research conducted for mobile app security vendor Appdome. According to Appdome' ...; Created on 26 June 2023
7. New MOBILEBot Defense solution is the first and only solution built from the ground up for mobile bot defence: (Company news); COMPANY NEWS: Appdome, the mobile app economy's one stop shop for mobile app defence, today announced the launch of its new MOBILEBot Defense solution. This groundbreaking solution offers mobile brands ...; Created on 26 June 2023
8. Tens of thousands of compromised Android apps found by Bitdefender anomaly detection technology: (Guest Research); GUEST RESEARCH: Bitdefender researchers used a recently announced industry-first anomaly detection technology incorporated into Bitdefender Mobile Security to uncover a hidden malware campaign living undetected ...; Created on 07 June 2023
9. Bitdefender adds real-time protection to its Android security software: (Mobility); Security vendor Bitdefender has added the App Anomaly Detection capability to Bitdefender Mobile Security for Android. App Anomaly Detection is, according to the company, the industry's first real-time, ...; Created on 15 May 2023
10. Cyberattacks increase exploitation of trust in Microsoft, Adobe: report: (Security); ... Q1 2023. “The pervasiveness of attacks via mobile text messages, called smishing attacks, has also contributed to the rising rate of phishing incidents. The issue has become so severe that the Federal ...; Created on 08 May 2023
11. Cyberthreat cases increased by 275% in Australia during Black Friday week: Surfshark: (Security); ... programs and apps are up to date to avoid potential security breaches. Steer clear of suspicious links: Scammers will send malicious links via email, mobile or social. Please do not click on them; ...; Created on 07 December 2022
12. Zimperium uncovers Facebook credential stealer targeting Android devices: (Security); Zimperium, a mobile security platform for enterprise environments, has revealed details of a newly discovered Android threat campaign that it says has been stealing Facebook credentials from unsuspecting ...; Created on 05 December 2022
13. Avast Q3/2022 Threat Report: Cybergangs recruiting and rewarding supporters: (Guest Research); ... attacks, and the state of mobile malware Avast, a global leader in digital security and privacy, today released its Q3/2022 Threat Report summarizing the cyber threat landscape derived from Avast’s ...; Created on 11 November 2022
14. Zimperium uncovers new Iranian Android spyware on enterprise device: RatMilad: (Security); Mobile trojan capable of malicious actions including reading, writing and deleting files, recording sound, and setting new application permissions, discovered in Middle East COMPANY NEWS: Zimperium, ...; Created on 14 October 2022
15. WannaCry is the most common Android ransomware: Bitdefender: (Guest Research); ... • Most popular Android trojans: Bitdefender telemetry throughout August 2022 discovered multiple trojans targeting the Android mobile operating system. The most prevalent strains were: ◦ Downloader.DN ...; Created on 30 September 2022
16. Sharkbot re-emergence identified hiding in anti-virus and cleaner apps: (Company news); ... Cleaner and Kylhavy Mobile Security, which have over 60,000 installations between them and are designed to target users in Australia, along with users in Spain, Poland, Germany, the US, and Austria. Lookout ...; Created on 08 September 2022
17. Malicious Android apps target Malaysian bank customers, warns ESET: (Security); ESET researchers have analysed three malicious Android applications targeting customers of eight Malaysian banks. Accordng to security vendor ESET to make a profit off customers who have increasingly ...; Created on 07 April 2022
18. Avast: Trojans and banking malware most prevalent threats in Australia: (Security); ... of stealing information (19%) and file infectors, copying malicious code into files in order to damage them or further spread through the system (9.3%). On the mobile side, trojans (23%) and adware (19.7%) ...; Created on 18 March 2022
19. Most malware delivered via encrypted connections: report: (Security); ... in highly sensitive locations. "With much of the world still firmly operating in a mobile or hybrid workforce model, the traditional network perimeter doesn't always factor into the cybersecurity defence ...; Created on 01 October 2021
20. Hackers capitalised COVID-19 lockdown to spread false information using bogus apps, text messages, and social media invitations: study: (Apps); McAfee’s latest report, Mobile Threat Report 2021, highlights that hackers harnessed malwares to spread misinformation on vaccines and used it to obtain a user's personal and sensitive data. Hidden ...; Created on 30 June 2021
21. Avast warns of fake apps and banking trojans on Android as Apple's Tim Cook warns of 47x more malware than iO: (Apps); ... user in the discussions and we’ll see where it goes. I’m optimistic, I think most people looking at security know that security is a major risk," Cook concluded. So, Avast's reminder that its mobile threat ...; Created on 17 June 2021
22. VIDEO INTERVIEW: Jonathan "JJ" Jackson discusses BlackBerry's 2021 Annual Threat Report: COVID, RaaS, CaaS and mo: (Guest Interviews); ... attacks through unsecured mobile technology, insufficient DMARC email protection, and over-exposure of personal information on social media Global automakers faced new regulations to protect connected ...; Created on 06 May 2021
23. VIDEO INTERVIEW: Jonathan "JJ" Jackson discusses BlackBerry's 2021 Annual Threat Report: COVID, RaaS, CaaS and mo: (Security); ... attacks through unsecured mobile technology, insufficient DMARC email protection, and over-exposure of personal information on social media Global automakers faced new regulations to protect connected ...; Created on 06 May 2021
24. New Bitdefender report reveals top global cyberthreats: (Security); The new report outlines how ransomware, malicious spam, mobile malware and other threats to consumers evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bitdefender. It's a global cybersecurity company protecting ...; Created on 08 April 2021
25. 2020’s nastiest malware revealed by Webroot: (Security); ... domain credentials, the bad actor can disable protections and target specific systems with ransomware to ensure maximum damage. Mobile Threats "2020 has brought an unexpected rise in mobile threats, ...; Created on 31 October 2020
26. SonicWall’s mid-year Cyber Threat Report finds malicious Microsoft Office files on the rise and Ransomware up Globally: (Security); ... the most concerning threat to corporations and the preferred tool for cybercriminals, increasing a staggering 20% (121.4 million) globally in the first half of 2020. “Remote and mobile workforces are ...; Created on 18 August 2020
27. Lookout team finds surveillance tools targeting Uighurs for many years: (Security); ... years. In a detailed and forensic report, researchers Apurva Kumar, Kristin Del Rosso, Justin Albrecht and Christoph Hebeisen said the four inter-connected tools were parts of a much larger mobile ...; Created on 03 July 2020
28. Remote and home devices are now the weakest link: (Sponsored Announcements); ... device policies There has been a huge uptake in bring your own device (BYOD) access, including mobile phones, tablets, and laptops, with limited or no control in the software profile. Attackers targeting ...; Created on 28 May 2020
29. Remote and home devices are now the weakest link: (Security); ... device policies There has been a huge uptake in bring your own device (BYOD) access, including mobile phones, tablets, and laptops, with limited or no control in the software profile. Attackers targeting ...; Created on 28 May 2020
30. ESET joins Google App Defense Alliance: (Security); Cyber security firm ESET has become a founding member of the Google App Defense Alliance which protects mobile applications on the Google Play Store. ESET will provide detection capabilities and improved ...; Created on 07 November 2019
31. Kaspersky finds rise in stalkerware among users of its software: (Security); The number of people who have commercial sypware, also known as stalkerware, on their mobile phones has increased markedly in the first eight months of the year, rising to 518.223 cases, an increase of ...; Created on 03 October 2019
32. CamScanner on Android contains malware: (Security); The free version of CamScanner on Android contains malware, remove it now. CamScanner is a scan-to-PDF tool for mobile devices that has had in excess of 100M downloads and comes in a free (ad-supported) ...; Created on 28 August 2019
33. Increase in cyber attacks leading to complacency, warns tech pro: (Security); ... type of malware being deployed could change at the attackers’ discretion. Mobile devices were another significant attack vector throughout the previous year. All too often, businesses fail to deploy ...; Created on 12 March 2019
34. ‘Dramatic rise’ in email fraud with banking trojans biggest threat: (Security); ... that you can use to build quarantine and blocking policies. Protect your brand reputation and customers – Fight attacks targeting your customers over social media, email, and mobile—especially fraudulent ...; Created on 08 February 2019
35. Banking trojans, credential stealers increased in Q3: claim: (Security); ... and lookalike-domain spoofing at the email gateway. "Protect your brand reputation and customers. Fight attacks targeting your customers over social media, email, and mobile—especially fraudulent accounts ...; Created on 05 November 2018
36. Luminosity Link trojan author gets 30 months in jail: (Security); ... on computers, mobile devices, and the use of the Internet,” said Robert Duncan, US Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky. “People simply have to have confidence in their ability to use these ...; Created on 18 October 2018
37. Cisco's Talos Group discovers new Android troja: (Security); ... from adaptability after it had been deployed, Ventura said; the attacker was able to remotely load plugins, inject scripts and even compile new code to be executed. "Mobile developers have recently begun ...; Created on 12 October 2018
38. Remote tools increasing attack surface for industrial systems: study: (Security); ... workstations of engineers and operators; mobile workstations of engineers and operators; and Human Machine Interface. "As part of our research, we considered and analysed all popular RATs for Windows, ...; Created on 21 September 2018
39. Russian nabbed for stealing bank funds by using trojan: (Security); Russian authorities have arrested a 32-year-old man who is accused of being the leader of a group that was stealing funds from Russian banks by using a trojan that runs on the Android mobile operating ...; Created on 25 May 2018
40. VIDEOS: Norton Core, the high-perf Wi-Fi router with IoT security, is coming to Oz: (Home Tech); ... lives at home". Built with security in mind, and with its easy-to-use mobile app, Norton Core provides customisable protection for the connected home. Again, this is all extremely important, especially ...; Created on 20 May 2018
41. Android malware hijacks DNS settings to spread infection: (Security); Mobile malware that has been christened Roaming Mantis has been found to be hijacking DNS settings on routers and redirecting users to malicious websites leading to the installation of trojanised applications. ...; Created on 17 April 2018
42. ARM-powered, 4G/LTE connected Windows 10 PCs coming to MWC Barcelona – will consumers care?: (Development); With top mobile operators, including Telstra, in major first world countries set to "activate Windows 10 PCs powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon Mobile PC Platform on 4G/LTE Networks", the only question is ...; Created on 22 February 2018
43. New Android malware a jack of all trades – and master of them too: (Security); ... currencies, annoying users with constant ads, launching DDoS attacks from the affected device and more. In one case, due to the load caused by mining activity, the battery of a mobile phone, on which ...; Created on 20 December 2017
44. Mastermind of massive botnet caught because of basic mistake: (Security); ... "Once we had a possible name, we conducted subsequent contact analysis based on 'Sergey Jaretz' and this ICQ number. We discovered that the phone number of the Belarussian mobile carrier MTC (+375) 29-735-56-11 ...; Created on 07 December 2017
45. Mobile malware hits all sectors, all devices: study: (Security); A survey of mobile malware attacks on devices in businesses located in the Americas, the EMEA region and the Asia-Pacific region has found that every one of them suffered at least one attack. The average ...; Created on 20 November 2017
46. Deluge of Android malware hits Google Play store: (Security); ... payload. What is finally downloaded is a mobile banking trojan which may steal credentials or credit card details. Else, it may present the user with a fake login form to get the user to enter credentials. ...; Created on 16 November 2017
47. Apps allow novices to craft their own Android malware: (Security); Security firm Symantec says it has discovered a new trojan development kit, an app that enables even those who know little about coding to create Android ransomware. In a blog post, Symantec's Dinesh ...; Created on 25 August 2017
48. Trojans stealing money from users of Android devices: (Mobility); A number of Android trojans that steal money from those who use WAP billing — mobile payments that bill the user through his/her mobile bill — have been found by a researcher at Kaspersky Lab. WAP ...; Created on 25 August 2017
49. Paying only encourages criminals, ransomware victims told: (Security); ... ransomware upon infection of a PC". Statistics that were unexpected were a drop in the number of users attacked by mobile ransomware that fell by 4.62% from 136,532 users in 2015-16 to 130,232 in 2016-17. ...; Created on 27 June 2017
50. Ten must-have security apps for Android: (ShawThing); ... as many devices as they like. Avira Antivirus Pro protects an Android device from malicious apps, banking trojans, and other mobile threats. It comes with anti-virus scanner, app lock and even phone ...; Created on 25 May 2017

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