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Mobile Security

Wormable Android malware spreads via WhatsApp messages

Wormable Android malware spreads via WhatsApp messages

Mobile Security

Wormable Android malware spreads via WhatsApp messages

“Download This application and Win Mobile Phone”, reads the message attempting to trick users into downloading a fake Huawei app

Amer Owaida26 Jan 2021


Mobile Security

Is your trading app putting your money at risk?

Is your trading app putting your money at risk?

Mobile Security

Is your trading app putting your money at risk?

A Q&A with security researcher Alejandro Hernández, who has unearthed a long list of vulnerabilities in leading trading platforms that may expose their users to a host of security and privacy risks

Editor11 Dec 2020


Mobile Security

iPhone hack allowed device takeover via Wi-Fi

iPhone hack allowed device takeover via Wi-Fi

Mobile Security

iPhone hack allowed device takeover via Wi-Fi

Using a zero-click exploit, an attacker could have taken complete control of any iPhone within Wi-Fi range in seconds

Amer Owaida03 Dec 2020


Mobile Security

Mozilla fixes flaw that let attackers hijack Firefox for Android via Wi-Fi

Mozilla fixes flaw that let attackers hijack Firefox for Android via Wi-Fi

Mobile Security

Mozilla fixes flaw that let attackers hijack Firefox for Android via Wi-Fi

Attackers could have exploited the flaw to steal victims’ login credentials or install malware on their devices

Amer Owaida21 Sep 2020


Mobile Security

FBI warns about fraudsters targeting banking app users

FBI warns about fraudsters targeting banking app users

Mobile Security

FBI warns about fraudsters targeting banking app users

Watch out for attacks attempting to take advantage of the lockdown-induced surge in mobile banking use

Amer Owaida12 Jun 2020


Mobile Security

How secure is your phone’s lock screen?

How secure is your phone’s lock screen?

Mobile Security

How secure is your phone’s lock screen?

From the humble passcode to biometric authentication, there are quite a few options to lock your Android phone. But which of them are more secure than the others?

Amer Owaida05 Jun 2020


ESET Research, Mobile Security

Insidious Android malware gives up all malicious features but one to gain stealth

Insidious Android malware gives up all malicious features but one to gain stealth

ESET Research, Mobile Security

Insidious Android malware gives up all malicious features but one to gain stealth

ESET researchers detect a new way of misusing Accessibility Service, the Achilles’ heel of Android security

Lukas Stefanko22 May 2020


Mobile Security

Lukas Stefanko: How we fought off a DDoS attack from a mobile botnet

Lukas Stefanko: How we fought off a DDoS attack from a mobile botnet

Mobile Security

Lukas Stefanko: How we fought off a DDoS attack from a mobile botnet

Hot on the heels of his research into an attack that attempted to take down ESET’s website, Lukas Stefanko sheds more light on threats posed by mobile botnets

Editor12 May 2020


Mobile Security

What to do you if your phone is lost or stolen

What to do you if your phone is lost or stolen

Mobile Security

What to do you if your phone is lost or stolen

Losing your smartphone can be expensive, but the cost of the device may not be the final price you’ll be paying

Amer Owaida06 Apr 2020