I have just written about the information leak at NHS Lanarkshire because of the use of WhatsApp and I regularly talk about rogue Android apps that get into the Google Play Store – here I bring both of them together. A rogue app that steals WhatsApp user data: Hackers steal …
It is getting to be a habit…
…to end the week with a malicious Android app: APT41 hackers target Android users with WyrmSpy, DragonEgg spyware (bleepingcomputer.com) If you need to know why you need to pay attention to these Android (and sometime Apple iOS) smartphone app cyber security threats, then read on here: Just Check – CyberAwake …
Good news for Android malware
Let’s end this week on a good news Android story. There is no doubt that malware infected and malicious Android apps do get distributed through the Google Play store – see last Friday’s final post among the many on this site. Google has taken various steps to try and deal …
Get that patching done
CISA – The US government Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency – is one of my trusted sources of information when it comes to software and firmware vulnerabilities and patching. Patching It is the week of Microsoft Patch Tuesday – here is the CISA advisory for Microsoft products: Microsoft Releases July …
Android Exploit Needs Patching
I ended last week with an infected Android app, now there is an advisory from CISA to patch a vulnerable Android driver: CISA warns govt agencies to patch actively exploited Android driver (bleepingcomputer.com) NVD – CVE-2021-29256 (nist.gov) Android devices that are used by employees as “BYOD” devices are always difficult …
