• Trend Micro
  • About TrendLabs Security Intelligence Blog
Search:
  • Home
  • Categories
    • Ransomware
    • Vulnerabilities
    • Exploits
    • Targeted Attacks
    • Deep Web
    • Mobile
    • Internet of Things
    • Malware
    • Bad Sites
    • Spam
    • Botnets
    • Social
    • Open source
Home   »   whatsapp

Patched GIF Processing Vulnerability CVE-2019-11932 Still Afflicts Multiple Mobile Apps

  • Posted on:November 25, 2019 at 5:00 am
  • Posted in:Mobile, Vulnerabilities
  • Author:
    Trend Micro
0

CVE-2019-11932, which is a vulnerability in WhatsApp for Android, was first disclosed to the public on October 2, 2019 after a researcher named Awakened discovered that attackers could use maliciously crafted GIF files to allow remote code execution. The vulnerability was patched with version 2.19.244 of WhatsApp, but the underlying problem lies in the library called libpl_droidsonroids_gif.so, which is part of the android-gif-drawable package. While this flaw has also been patched, many applications still use the older version and remain at risk.

Read More
Tags: vulnerabilitywhatsapp

WhatsApp Desktop Client Doesn’t Exist, Used in Spam Attack Anyway

  • Posted on:February 25, 2014 at 2:55 am
  • Posted in:Malware, Spam
  • Author:
    Michael Casayuran (Anti-spam Research Engineer)
0

The popular messaging application WhatsApp recently made headlines when it was acquired by Facebook for a staggering $16 billion. Cybercriminals didn’t waste much time to capitalize on this bit of news: barely a week after the official announcement, we saw a spam attack that claims that a desktop version of the popular mobile app is…

Read More
Tags: FacebookMalwareSpamwhatsapp

Spam Leads to Multi-Platform Mobile Threat

  • Posted on:September 13, 2013 at 8:35 am
  • Posted in:Malware, Mobile
  • Author:
    Peter Yan (Mobile Security Engineer)
0

Mobile threats can arrive via different methods. We have discussed at length the presence of malware in third-party app stores and even official app stores. We have also mentioned malware via text messages. We recently found one that took advantage of yet another method: spam. We encountered samples of spammed messages that were supposedly WhatsApp…

Read More
Tags: androidiOSMalwaremultiplatform threatsSpamwhatsapp

Scam Disguised As WhatsApp for Facebook

  • Posted on:August 21, 2012 at 2:08 pm
  • Posted in:Bad Sites
  • Author:
    Paul Pajares (Fraud Analyst)
2

We were alerted to a scam that is currently found on Facebook. It’s worth noting that this scam uses the mobile messaging app WhatsApp. Users may encounter this scam via Facebook notification requests or contacts’ “Likes”. The scam takes off like a typical scam: users are redirected to a fake WhatsApp Facebook page that requires…

Read More
Tags: Facebookfake whatsappsecuritysurvey scamwhatsapp

Security Predictions for 2020

  • Cybersecurity in 2020 will be viewed through many lenses — from differing attacker motivations and cybercriminal arsenal to technological developments and global threat intelligence — only so defenders can keep up with the broad range of threats.
    Read our security predictions for 2020.

Business Process Compromise

  • Attackers are starting to invest in long-term operations that target specific processes enterprises rely on. They scout for vulnerable practices, susceptible systems and operational loopholes that they can leverage or abuse. To learn more, read our Security 101: Business Process Compromise.

Popular Posts

Sorry. No data so far.

Stay Updated

  • Home and Home Office
  • |
  • For Business
  • |
  • Security Intelligence
  • |
  • About Trend Micro
  • Asia Pacific Region (APAC): Australia / New Zealand, 中国, 日本, 대한민국, 台灣
  • Latin America Region (LAR): Brasil, México
  • North America Region (NABU): United States, Canada
  • Europe, Middle East, & Africa Region (EMEA): France, Deutschland / Österreich / Schweiz, Italia, Россия, España, United Kingdom / Ireland
  • Privacy Statement
  • Legal Policies
  • Copyright © Trend Micro Incorporated. All rights reserved.