Tag: mobile
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Herodotus: New Android Malware Mimics Human Behavior to Bypass Biometric Security
A sophisticated new Android banking Trojan named Herodotus has emerged as a significant threat to mobile users, introducing a novel approach that deliberately mimics human typing patterns to evade behavioral biometrics detection systems. The malware’s sophisticated approach to avoiding detection marks it apart from conventional banking Trojans, incorporating randomized time intervals between text inputs”, ranging…
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New Herodotus Android malware fakes human typing to avoid detection
A new Android malware family, Herodotus, uses random delay injection in its input routines to mimic human behavior on mobile devices and evade timing-based detection by security software. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-herodotus-android-malware-fakes-human-typing-to-avoid-detection/
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New Herodotus Android malware fakes human typing to avoid detection
A new Android malware family, Herodotus, uses random delay injection in its input routines to mimic human behavior on mobile devices and evade timing-based detection by security software. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-herodotus-android-malware-fakes-human-typing-to-avoid-detection/
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New GhostGrab Android Malware Silently Steals Banking Login Details and Intercept SMS for OTPs
A sophisticated new Android malware family called GhostGrab is actively targeting mobile users with a dual-monetization strategy that combines covert cryptocurrency mining with comprehensive financial data theft. GhostGrab functions as a multifaceted threat that systematically harvests banking credentials, debit card details, personal identification information, and one-time passwords through SMS interception. According to analysis by CYFIRMA,…
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OWASP Mobile Top 10 for Android How AutoSecT Detects Each Risk?
How trending are mobile apps? Statistics say that mobile apps are now a part of 70% of the digital interactions across the globe. The number of smartphone users now stands at over 6.8 billion. Based on the most recent available data from 2023, 40% of data breaches were linked to mobile app vulnerabilities, and, given……
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NDSS 2025 Symposium on Usable Security and Privacy (USEC) 2025 Afternoon, Paper Session 2
Authors, Creators & Presenters: PAPERS Understanding reCAPTCHAv2 via a Large-Scale Live User Study Andrew Searles (University of California Irvine), Renascence Tarafder Prapty (University of California Irvine), Gene Tsudik (University of California Irvine) Modeling End-User Affective Discomfort With Mobile App Permissions Across Physical Contexts Yuxi Wu (Georgia Institute of Technology and Northeastern University), Jacob Logas (Georgia…
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How AutoSecT Automates Android App Security Testing?
Think of your smartphones as digital vaults”, guarding your secrets, finances, and digital life within the confines of mobile apps. But even a single vulnerability can let attackers waltz right in. With threats emerging as frequently as taps, swipes, and updates, Android app security testing has become a high-stakes game you simply can’t afford to…
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Arsen Launches Smishing Simulation to Help Companies Defend Against Mobile Phishing Threats
Paris, France, 24th October 2025, CyberNewsWire First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/arsen-launches-smishing-simulation-to-help-companies-defend-against-mobile-phishing-threats/
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Arsen Launches Smishing Simulation to Help Companies Defend Against Mobile Phishing Threats
Paris, France, 24th October 2025, CyberNewsWire First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/arsen-launches-smishing-simulation-to-help-companies-defend-against-mobile-phishing-threats/
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Arsen Launches Smishing Simulation to Help Companies Defend Against Mobile Phishing Threats
Paris, France, 24th October 2025, CyberNewsWire First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/arsen-launches-smishing-simulation-to-help-companies-defend-against-mobile-phishing-threats/
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Telegram Messenger Abused by Android Malware to Seize Full Device Control
Security researchers at Doctor Web have uncovered a sophisticated Android backdoor disguised as Telegram X that grants cybercriminals complete control over victims’ accounts and devices. The malware, identified as Android.Backdoor.Baohuo.1.origin, has already infected more than 58,000 devices worldwide, with approximately 20,000 active infections currently being monitored. This threat represents a significant escalation in mobile malware…
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Arsen Launches Smishing Simulation to Help Companies Defend Against Mobile Phishing Threats
Paris, France, 24th October 2025, CyberNewsWire First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/arsen-launches-smishing-simulation-to-help-companies-defend-against-mobile-phishing-threats/
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Telegram Messenger Abused by Android Malware to Seize Full Device Control
Security researchers at Doctor Web have uncovered a sophisticated Android backdoor disguised as Telegram X that grants cybercriminals complete control over victims’ accounts and devices. The malware, identified as Android.Backdoor.Baohuo.1.origin, has already infected more than 58,000 devices worldwide, with approximately 20,000 active infections currently being monitored. This threat represents a significant escalation in mobile malware…
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DTTS – Zero Trust DNS Enforcement: Policy Violation Management
In a default-deny world, where only verified sources and verified destinations are allowed, which require a successful policy-allowed DNS resolution, many modern threats are mitigated, and there’s demonstrable value in choosing this path, including being able to enforce “My network, my rules” approach to egress control. However, in this world where existing applications need to…
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NDSS 2025 Symposium on Usable Security and Privacy (USEC) 2025, co-located with the Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium Keynote
Tags: computer, conference, data, encryption, mobile, network, password, privacy, risk, strategy, technologyAuthor, Creator & Presenter: Dr. Patrick Gage Kelley PhD Dr. Patrick Gage Kelley is the Head of Research Strategy for Trust & Safety at Google. He has worked on projects that help us better understand how people think about their data and safety online. These include projects on the use and design of user-friendly privacy…
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Mobile IT-Sicherheit Mit dem Smartphone im Staatsdienst unterwegs
Tags: mobileOb Behörde, öffentliche Verwaltung oder Energieversorger: Samsung Knox Native bietet Regierungen, Behörden und Unternehmen eine hardwarebasierte Sicherheitslösung direkt im mobilen Gerät. Sie erfüllt strenge Anforderungen für die Verarbeitung von Verschlusssachen. First seen on ap-verlag.de Jump to article: ap-verlag.de/mobile-it-sicherheit-mit-dem-smartphone-im-staatsdienst-unterwegs/99746/
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Mobile IT-Sicherheit Mit dem Smartphone im Staatsdienst unterwegs
Tags: mobileOb Behörde, öffentliche Verwaltung oder Energieversorger: Samsung Knox Native bietet Regierungen, Behörden und Unternehmen eine hardwarebasierte Sicherheitslösung direkt im mobilen Gerät. Sie erfüllt strenge Anforderungen für die Verarbeitung von Verschlusssachen. First seen on ap-verlag.de Jump to article: ap-verlag.de/mobile-it-sicherheit-mit-dem-smartphone-im-staatsdienst-unterwegs/99746/
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Mobile IT-Sicherheit Mit dem Smartphone im Staatsdienst unterwegs
Tags: mobileOb Behörde, öffentliche Verwaltung oder Energieversorger: Samsung Knox Native bietet Regierungen, Behörden und Unternehmen eine hardwarebasierte Sicherheitslösung direkt im mobilen Gerät. Sie erfüllt strenge Anforderungen für die Verarbeitung von Verschlusssachen. First seen on ap-verlag.de Jump to article: ap-verlag.de/mobile-it-sicherheit-mit-dem-smartphone-im-staatsdienst-unterwegs/99746/
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Verizon: Mobile Blindspot Leads to Needless Data Breaches
People habitually ignore cybersecurity on their phones. Instead of compensating for that, organizations are falling into the very same trap, even though available security options could cut smishing success and breaches in half. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/verizon-mobile-blindspot-data-breaches
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Police Shutter SIM Farm Provider in Latvia, Bust 7 Suspects
Operation SIMCARTEL: Cops Seize 1,200 SIM-Box Devices Operating 40,000 SIM Cards. Police in Europe said they disrupted a SIM farm provider in Latvia that supplied millions of mobile telephone numbers used by fraudsters to perpetrate cybercrime schemes, arresting seven suspects and seizing 1,200 SIM-box devices operating 40,000 SIM cards for customers across 80 countries. First…
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Network security devices endanger orgs with ’90s era flaws
Tags: access, application-security, apt, authentication, breach, cisa, cisco, citrix, cloud, control, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, dos, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, firewall, firmware, flaw, government, group, incident response, infrastructure, injection, ivanti, jobs, linux, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, penetration-testing, programming, regulation, remote-code-execution, reverse-engineering, risk, risk-management, router, service, software, threat, tool, vpn, vulnerability, zero-day2024 networking and security device zero-day flaws Product CVE Flaw type CVSS Check Point Quantum Security Gateways and CloudGuard Network Security CVE-2024-24919 Path traversal leading to information disclosure 8.6 (High) Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance CVE-2024-20359 Arbitrary code execution 6.6 (Medium) Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance CVE-2024-20353 Denial of service 8.6 (High) Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance …
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Static vs Dynamic Android App Pentesting: How AutoSecT Combines Both
When you build a mobile app, two kinds of risks hide inside it. One lives in the code, and the risks are hard-coded secrets, weak encryption, and forgotten debug settings. The other only appears when the app is running. The risks involved in this scenario are broken logins, unsafe network calls, or exposed data in……
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Phishing training needs a new hook, here’s how to rethink your approach
Tags: ai, attack, authentication, computer, cybersecurity, detection, metric, mfa, mobile, phishing, risk, threat, training, vulnerabilityPhishing training offers minimal benefits: Grant Ho, assistant professor of computer science at The University of Chicago collaborated with UC San Diego and UC San Diego Health to evaluate the efficacy of annual training and embedded phishing training. In their research, they analyzed how approximately 20,000 employees at UCSD Health handled simulated phishing campaigns across…
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YouTube is down worldwide with playback error
Tags: mobileYouTube is currently facing a global outage, with users reporting playback errors on both the website and mobile apps. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/youtube-is-down-worldwide-with-playback-error/
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Pixnapping Attack Hijacks Google Authenticator 2FA Codes in Under 30 Seconds
Security researchers have unveiled a sophisticated new attack technique dubbed >>Pixnapping
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Satellites found exposing unencrypted data, including phone calls and some military comms
Researchers spent the past year alerting affected organizations, including T-Mobile and ATT, but warn that large amounts of satellite data will remain unencrypted and exposed for some years to come. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/10/14/satellites-found-exposing-unencrypted-data-including-phone-calls-and-some-military-comms/