Last year, we saw the Fanta SDK malware target Russian bank Sberbank users and employ unique defensive measures. Now, another bank malware family has appeared, targeting even more Russian banks while using new and evolved obfuscation techniques. This family is named FakeBank, and so far the related samples we have collected number in the thousands. These samples show that the malware targets not only Sberbank, but also other Russian banks like Letobank and the VTB24 bank.
Read MoreThe discovery of the first Stagefright vulnerability last July is turning out to be just the beginning of many security concerns for Android users. The latest Nexus security bulletin released earlier this month includes updates for 15 remote code execution vulnerabilities related to libstagefright, all tagged as critical. We discovered four of the mentioned vulnerabilities…
Read MoreThe “hits” keep on coming for Android’s mediaserver component. We have discovered yet another Android mediaserver vulnerability, which can be exploited to perform attacks involving arbitrary code execution. With this new vulnerability, an attacker would be able to run their code with the same permissions that the mediaserver program already has as part of its…
Read MoreTwo newly discovered Android vulnerabilities can potentially be used to mess up specific messaging functions in phones and tablets. The first, designated as CVE-2015-3839, may allow attackers to insert malicious messages in the system messaging app and cause it to crash, thus blocking users from sending or receiving messages. Meanwhile, the second flaw, designated as…
Read MoreWe have discovered a new vulnerability that allows attackers to perform denial of service (DoS) attacks on Android’s mediaserver program. This causes a device’s system to reboot and drain all its battery life. In more a severe case, where a related malicious app is set to auto-start, the device can be trapped in an endless reboot…
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