Samsung fixed actively exploited zero-day

Samsung fixed the remote code execution flaw CVE-2025-21043 that was exploited in zero-day attacks against Android devices. Samsung addressed the remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-21043, that was exploited in zero-day attacks against Android users. The vulnerability is an out-of-bounds Write in libimagecodec.quram.so prior to SMR Sep-2025 Release 1. A remote attacker can exploit […]

September 12, 2025
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Apple issues spyware warnings as CERT-FR confirms attacks

Apple warned users of a spyware campaign; France’s cyber agency confirmed targeted iCloud-linked devices may be compromised. Apple warned customers last week about new spyware attacks, the French national Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-FR) said. The agency confirmed at least four such alerts since early 2025. Apple sent spyware alerts on March 5, April 29, […]

September 12, 2025
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Malicious apps with +19M installs removed from Google Play because spreading Anatsa banking trojan and other malware

Experts found 77 malicious Android apps with 19M+ installs on Google Play, spreading malware, including the Anatsa (TeaBot) banking trojan. While investigating Anatsa (Tea Bot) banking trojan infections, Zscaler’s ThreatLabs discovered seventy-seven malicious Android apps with more than 19 million installs. Several Anatsa decoy apps have each been downloaded more than 50,000 times. The malicious apps […]

August 25, 2025
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New NFC-Driven Android Trojan PhantomCard targets Brazilian bank customers

PhantomCard, an NFC-driven Android Trojan in Brazil, relays card data to fraudsters, spread via fake Google Play “card protection” apps. ThreatFabric warns of PhantomCard, a new Android NFC-driven trojan targeting Brazilian banking customers and possibly expanding globally. The malicious code is based on Chinese NFC relay Malware-as-a-Service, it relays victims’ card data to fraudsters for cash-out. The […]

August 15, 2025
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Google fixed two Qualcomm bugs that were actively exploited in the wild

Google addressed multiple Android flaws, including two Qualcomm vulnerabilities that were actively exploited in the wild. Google released security updates to address multiple Android vulnerabilities, including two Qualcomm flaws, tracked as CVE-2025-21479 (CVSS score: 8.6) and CVE-2025-27038 (CVSS score: 7.5), that were actively exploited in the wild. In June, Google Android Security team reported three […]

August 6, 2025
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PlayPraetor Android RAT expands rapidly across Spanish and French-speaking regions

PlayPraetor Android RAT has hit 11K+ devices, spreading fast via campaigns targeting Spanish and French speakers, say Cleafy researchers. Cleafy researchers have identified a new Android RAT called PlayPraetor, which has infected over 11,000 devices, mainly in Portugal, Spain, France, Morocco, Peru, and Hong Kong. The malware is spreading rapidly, with more than 2,000 new […]

August 4, 2025
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Android Malware Konfety evolves with ZIP manipulation and dynamic loading

A new Konfety Android malware variant uses a malformed ZIP and obfuscation to evade detection, posing as fake apps with no real functionality. Zimporium zLabs researchers are tracking a new, sophisticated Konfety Android malware variant that uses an “evil-twin” tactic and duplicate package names to avoid detection. The new Konfety malware variants use malformed ZIP, […]

July 15, 2025
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A flaw in Catwatchful spyware exposed logins of +62,000 users

A flaw in Catwatchful spyware exposed logins of 62,000 users, turning the spy tool into a data leak, security researcher Eric Daigle revealed. A flaw in the Catwatchful Android spyware exposed its full user database, leaking email addresses and plaintext passwords of both customers and its admin, TechCrunch first reported. Security researcher Eric Daigle first discovered […]

July 4, 2025
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