The TeaBot malware has been found in the QR Code & Barcode Scanner app available through the Google Play Store. This trojan is notorious for accessing and stealing banking information from smartphones. Google Play app downloaded more than 10,000 times contained data-stealing RAT | Ars Technica Here are the latest …
Samsung smartphones with leaky security – update and advice
Here is some follow-up to the Android Trusted Execution Environment security issue with Samsung smartphones. 100 million Samsung phones affected by encryption weakness | TechRepublic The advice here is whatever device you have, keep those patches and updates up-to-date. Samsung smartphones with leaky security – Smart Thinking Solutions Samsung Encryption …
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Android malware banking fraud – updated
Updated New Xenomorph Android malware targets more than 50 banking and financial applications | TechRepublic The original article was published on 26 January 2022 This is an old Android vulnerability that has been given a refresh by cyber criminals. This time round it covers it’s tracks making the user’s recovery …
Samsung smartphones with leaky security
There is an academic paper from Tel Aviv University examining Samsung smartphones and how they implement the cryptographic security. They found that some models had a design flaw that allowed for the extraction of the secret keys. Trust Dies in Darkness: Shedding Light on Samsung’s TrustZone Keymaster Design (iacr.org) Here …
Google is working on improving Android app privacy
It looks like Google is making moves to enforce privacy and security standards for Android developers who distribute apps via the Google Play Store. This would bring it into line with “other platforms” – Google refused to name Apple in its press release! Introducing the Privacy Sandbox on Android (blog.google) …
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