Mobile Security
Android Malware With Almost 500M Downloads Resides in Google Play
Millions of Android users may be at risk of a cyberattack because of Android malware, and multiple modifications on Google…
ChatGPT Causes New Wave of Fleeceware
Artificial intelligence is one of the most significant advances in technology. It is used in one way or another everywhere,…
Android Malware. Is Malware on Android Phone Possible?
Android malware is a common name for all malicious software present in Android. This OS appears not only on phones…
Can Someone Track My Device When Location Settings Off?
Any smartphone already has built-in location tracking services. At the beginning location tracking was created for navigation, but it was…
How To Know If Your Phone is Hacked?
If your phone stopped working correctly and started showing obvious performance errors, then something is wrong. If you notice that…
Experts showed fraudulent payments from a locked iPhone with Apple Pay and a Visa card
Scientists talked about how to make fraudulent payments using Apple Pay with a Visa card on a locked iPhone. This scam works over the air, even if the iPhone is…
Encryption algorithms for 2G networks have been intentionally weakened
A group of scientists from several European universities published a report on encryption algorithms for 2G networks, which many information security experts and the media have already called sensational. The…
Google stopped trying to shorten URLs in the address bar
Google’s experiment with attempt to shorten URLs (hiding parts of the URL from the address bar) has finally failed and was finished. Let me remind you that in recent years,…
Quantum computers will be able to hack bitcoin wallets
Experts argue that quantum computers will be able to hack bitcoin wallets, but the most advanced cryptographers are in a hurry to find protection. While quantum computing is still in…
Six 0-day vulnerabilities fixed in Windows, including a commercial exploit issue
As part of June Patch Tuesday, 50 vulnerabilities in Microsoft products were fixed, including six 0-day vulnerabilities in Windows. Vulnerabilities that have been patched were found in Microsoft Office, .NET…
NASA has faced 6000 cyberattacks in the past four years
NASA has identified more than 6000 different cyberattacks over the past four years, according to a recent report from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The document states that NASA…
Qualcomm Mobile Station Modem vulnerability threatens 40% of smartphones
More than a third of all smartphones in the world have been affected by a new vulnerability in Qualcomm Mobile Station Modem (MSM). This bug gives attackers access to call…
Moxie Marlinspike Demonstrates Cellebrite Tools Vulnerabilities
Signal creator, renowned cryptographer, hacker, researcher and anarchist Moxie Marlinspike studied the products of the famous Israeli cybercriminalistic company Cellebrite and identified a number of vulnerabilities in their work. In…
Tencent and Chinese police conducted a joint operation against game cheat developers
Chinese police in collaboration with tech giant Tencent have launched a joint operation against cheat developers. 10 developers of 17 different cheating tools in games (including Overwatch and Call of…
Experts have discovered bugs in the 5G protocol that allow tracking location and arranging of DoS attacks
AdaptiveMobile specialists have published a report on new bugs in the 5G protocol, thanks to which it is possible to disable network segments (DoS) and steal user data, including location…
Expert intercepted windows.com traffic using bitsquatting
An independent expert known as Remy discovered that Microsoft domains were not protected against bitsquatting and intercepted windows.com traffic. The expert conducted his experiments on the example of the windows.com…
Netherlands police posted warnings on hacker forums
The Netherlands police posted warnings on popular Russian and English hacker forums (RaidForums and XSS), stating that “the deployment of criminal infrastructure in the Netherlands is hopeless.” The messages were…