The joker malware was first reported on Google Play Store and accounting for many apps being pushed out of the app store for being infected. Now people behind the malware seem to have equipped themselves better and have stretched to other apps stores. Reportedly almost 500,000 Huawei smartphones may have been affected by the joker … Read more
Remember Gigaset? The Android phone maker released the Gigaset QV830 and QV1030 Android tablets back in 2013. It then entered the smartphone market with sleek devices and modern specs in 2015. More Gigaset Android devices have been introduced but unfortunately, it seems a malware has infected several of them. According to a report, it appears … Read more
Another week, another malware. We’re not saying malware is everywhere and is always attacking. There is a much bigger virus the world is facing right now–one we don’t want to discuss here. But as for the new spyware, this one disguises itself as a ‘System Update’. Naturally, if you receive one, the tendency is to … Read more
We have reported about a previously “trusted” barcode scanner that has suddenly become a malware carrier after an update. Unfortunately, though, the original Barcode Scanner, developed by ZXing has apparently been mistaken for that app and is now receiving a lot of 1-star reviews. While there are those defending the app by giving 5-star reviews … Read more
Google Play Store has proactively full-proofed its protection mechanisms for apps that are hosted on the platform. That said hackers are at times one step ahead, and the latest example is the Barcode Scanner app developed by Lavabird which has turned into a malware delivering application for the innocent users who have installed the app … Read more
In a recent development, an unknown hacker group has got hold of the popular Android emulator NoxPlayer to insert malware on victim’s devices in the Asian region. The attack is targeted on BigNox and the discovery was made by Slovak security firm ESET last week. Apparently, NoxPlayer is famous among geeks who like to emulate … Read more
Bioterrorists can trick scientists into making dangerous toxins or viruses by infecting lab computers with malware that alters synthetic DNA they produce for experiments A new cyberattack tricks scientists into making toxic chemicals or viruses Hackers can infect computers with malware to change DNA sequences They can bypass protocols set to scan DNA for malicious … Read more
WAP fraud gained popularity in the late 2000s and the early part of 2010 but eventually died out with the advent of modern smartphones. Now the vulnerability is back as the WAP standard is still being used by some telecom providers. Security research experts have identified this critical exploit that’s been targeting the Southeast Asian … Read more
Imagine owning a phone pre-installed with malware that subscribes you to paid services without your permission and you cannot remove it even by resetting the phone. This is exactly what Secure-D, Upstream’s full stack anti-fraud platform, and BuzzFeed News have found Chinese manufacturer Transsion of doing allegedly. Transsion has been stuffing its low-cost Tecno W2 … Read more
Hackers target developers of online games in an effort to profit off of in-game currency and infect players with malware The hacks affected unnamed developers in South Korea and Taiwan Compromises allowed hackers to sneak malware into ‘game executables’ It also gave them access to servers and ability to manipulate in-game currency It’s unclear how … Read more