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Android Malware ‘Necro’ Infects Millions Through Google Play

This stealthy malware disguised itself within popular apps, including game mods and modified versions of well-known applications like Spotify, WhatsApp, and Minecraft. Once installed, Necro wreaked havoc on infected devices by: Displaying unwanted ads: Necro used hidden web pages to bombard users with intrusive advertisements. Downloading malicious scripts: Harmful scripts were downloaded and executed on […]

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Google fixes a zero-day vulnerability in Android

Google released monthly security updates – September 2023 for Android, to correct a number of security vulnerabilities, including the zero-day vulnerability patch, meaning zero-day. It is a known and widespread vulnerability among hackers and unknown to developers until the time it is discovered and corrected. This vulnerability has been tracked and identified as CVE-2023-35674. We […]

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Apps with spyware on Play Store Installed Over 421 Million Times

Dr. Web, a cybersecurity company, has revealed over 100 applications on the Google Play Store for Android devices that utilize spyware called “SpinOk” to steal user data. According to the malware-fighting company, these applications disguise themselves as small games or task systems that offer rewards and bonuses to users. While appearing as innocent games, these […]

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Pro-Houthi spyware operation on Arabian Peninsula

Cyber security company “Recorded Future” revealed the targeting of a hacker group known as “OilAlpha” -which is likely to have links to the Houthi group in Yemen- non-gover organizations, media, and journalists in the Arabian Peninsula. The company noted that from April to May 2022, at a time when Saudi Arabia was hosting negotiations between […]

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Shein Android App Puts User Privacy at Risk

Attention Android users! If you have the Shein app installed on your device, you may want to update it to the latest version. Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team discovered a bug in version 7.9.2 of the app, released on December 16, 2021, which periodically captured and transmitted clipboard contents to a remote server. This could […]

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