Threat actors are always looking for the opportunity to abuse someone’s trust, exploit a tragedy or take advantage of something in the news, etc. etc. etc.. ChatGPT is in the news. Earlier this year, the popular artificial intelligence (AI) ChatGPT service started to charge for access and this has prompted …
A scam though adware gets to both iOS and Android devices
Vastflux is a scam on a huge scale, millions of phones impacted through thousands of compromised apps. These apps are adware, the ones who are feeding you adverts as their revenue stream – don’t buy the app, we will send you unobtrusive adverts inside. Many of these adware apps make …
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Android malware steals bank credentials and compromises the infected devices
New variants of the Android malware, SpyNote, are being used by threat actors to stealthily access and modify infected smartphones. SpyNote malware spies on Android users, steals banking credentials – The Record from Recorded Future News If your people are using Android as part of your Bring Your Own Device …
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Vulnerable and malicious Android apps
There have been several stories this week highlighting issues with Android apps: Compromised Android keys used to sign info-stealing malware • The Register Android malware apps with 2 million installs spotted on Google Play (bleepingcomputer.com) New ‘Zombinder’ platform binds Android malware with legitimate apps (bleepingcomputer.com) I have written about the …
Do you have an Android device?
Google has released an Android update that fixes a range of vulnerabilities: Android December 2022 security updates fix 81 vulnerabilities (bleepingcomputer.com) Unlike Apple, who control both the hardware and software in its eco-system and updates apply to all “in support” devices, Google does not so there are many flavours of …
