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Android Security & Malware
New technique to bypass SMS permission restriction on Google Play to obtain 2FA & OTP codes.
It intercepts SMS notifications.
Discovered fake cryptocurrency exchanges with such functionality on Play Store.
https://www.welivesecurity.com/2019/06/17/malware-google-permissions-2fa-bypass/
WeLiveSecurity
Malware sidesteps Google permissions policy with new 2FA bypass technique
ESET analysis shows a new technique whereby malware creators hurdle two-factor authentication while circumventing Google’s SMS permissions restrictions.
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Android Security & Malware
Samsung advice their users to scan their TVs for malware.
https://twitter.com/SamsungSupport/status/1140409768743452672
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Android Security & Malware
Running iOS in QEMU to an interactive bash shell (1): tutorial
https://alephsecurity.com/2019/06/17/xnu-qemu-arm64-1/
Alephsecurity
Running iOS in QEMU to an interactive bash shell (1): tutorial
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Android Security & Malware
Apparently it's still working
http://imgur.com/a/tKarLNp
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Android Security & Malware
Mobile Cyberespionage Campaign ‘Bouncing Golf’ Affects Middle East

Over 660 Android victims infected via malicious webs promoted on social media. Main goal was espionage.
https://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/mobile-cyberespionage-campaign-bouncing-golf-affects-middle-east/
Trendmicro
Mobile Cyberespionage Campaign ‘Bouncing Golf’ Affects Middle East - TrendLabs Security Intelligence Blog
We uncovered a cyberespionage campaign targeting Middle Eastern countries we named “Bouncing Golf” based on the malware’s code in the package named “golf.”
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Android Security & Malware
QR code app on Google Play with over 1,000,000 installs requests $100 trial payment
https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/06/18/qr-code-app-on-play-store-ripping-people-off-for-100-through-shady-trial-scheme/
Android Police
QR code app on Play Store ripping people off for $100+ through shady trial scheme
With over two million applications in the Play Store, there are bound to be a few bad apples here and there. However, the creatively named "QR Code... by Richard Gao in Applications, News
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Android Security & Malware
Malicious photo editor app found on Google Play with 10K+ installs

Malware signed users for unwanted subnoscription and intercepted SMS verification codes by having access to notifications.
https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/malicious-camera-app/27391/
Kaspersky
A photo editor with a difference
How a photo editor app from Google Play secretly signed up users for unwanted paid services.
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Android Security & Malware
Mobile cryptojacking and related abuse
https://t.co/I40ye67huy (pdf)
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Android Security & Malware
Vulnerabilities and threats in mobile applications, 2019

https://www.ptsecurity.com/ww-en/analytics/mobile-application-security-threats-and-vulnerabilities-2019/
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Android Security & Malware
Microsoft Outlook for Android Open to XSS Attacks

The attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could then perform cross-site noscripting attacks on the affected systems and run noscripts in the security context of the current user.
https://threatpost.com/microsoft-outlook-android-xss/145924/
Threat Post
Microsoft Outlook for Android Open to XSS Attacks
A spoofing bug (CVE-2019-1105) can open the door to an email attack chain.
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Android Security & Malware
New cryptocurrency-mining botnet malware arrives via open ADB (Android Debug Bridge) ports and can spread via SSH
https://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cryptocurrency-mining-botnet-arrives-through-adb-and-spreads-through-ssh/
Trend Micro
Cryptocurrency-Mining Botnet Spreads via ADB, SSH
We observed a new cryptocurrency-mining botnet that arrives via open ADB (Android Debug Bridge) ports and can spread via SSH. This attack takes advantage of the way open ADB ports don’t have authentication by default.
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Android Security & Malware
Frida Android unpack

Script for Android O and Android P to get unpacked DEX file from memory.
https://github.com/xiaokanghub/Frida-Android-unpack/blob/master/README.md
GitHub
Frida-Android-unpack/README.md at master · xiaokanghub/Frida-Android-unpack
this unpack noscript for Android O and Android P. Contribute to xiaokanghub/Frida-Android-unpack development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Android Security & Malware
Using Frida as an attacker
https://github.com/0xdeadbeefJERKY/presentations/blob/master/Fridamania-in-Security.pdf
GitHub
0xdeadbeefJERKY/presentations
Contribute to 0xdeadbeefJERKY/presentations development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Android Security & Malware
Dont hack mobile devices, hack cell network providers to conduct targeted surveillance on individuals of interest.
At least 10 cell networks have been hacked over the past 7 years.
https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/24/hackers-cell-networks-call-records-theft/
TechCrunch
Hackers are stealing years of call records from hacked cell networks
Security researchers say they have uncovered a massive espionage campaign involving the theft of call records from hacked cell network providers to conduct targeted surveillance on individuals of interest. The hackers have systematically broken in to more…
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Android Security & Malware
Another mobile banking Trojan family - Riltok

This demonstrate that misusing Accessibility services by Android banking malware is common feature now.
https://securelist.com/mobile-banker-riltok/91374/
Securelist
Riltok mobile Trojan: A banker with global reach
Riltok is one of numerous families of mobile banking Trojans with standard (for such malware) functions and distribution methods. Originally intended to target the Russian audience, the banker was later adapted for the European “market.
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Android Security & Malware
The story of an Android application called MFSocket, a new monitoring tool made in China.
https://medium.com/@fs0c131y/mfsocket-a-chinese-surveillance-tool-58e8850c3de4
Medium
MFSocket: A Chinese surveillance tool
It is well known that China spies on its fellow citizens. In this article I will tell you the story of an Android application called…
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Android Security & Malware
Tracing the Supply Chain Attack on Android

Who is behind supply chain attack that resulted deliver malicious software being pre-installed on millions of new budget Android devices?
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/06/tracing-the-supply-chain-attack-on-android-2/
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Android Security & Malware
ViceLeaker Operation: mobile espionage targeting Middle East

This campaign is mostly spread via Telegram and WhatsApp channels by posting Trojanized Android apps - Sex Game, Psiphon, English Story book...
https://securelist.com/fanning-the-flames-viceleaker-operation/90877/
Securelist
ViceLeaker Operation: mobile espionage targeting Middle East | Securelist
In May 2018, we discovered a campaign targeting dozens of mobile Android devices belonging to Israeli citizens. We decided to call the operation “ViceLeaker”, because of strings and variables in its…
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Android Security & Malware
Apple Watch Forensics: Analysis

▪️Analyzing backups of a paired iPhone
▪️Extracting data from Apple Watch
▪️Device Information and the list of installed apps
▪️Extracting device logs
▪️Cloud acquisition
https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2019/06/apple-watch-forensics-02-analysis/
ElcomSoft blog
Apple Watch Forensics 02: Analysis
Over the last several years, the use of smart wearables has increased significantly. With 141 million smartwatch units sold in 2018, the number of smart wearables sold has nearly doubled compared to the year before. Among the various competitors, the Apple…
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Android Security & Malware
EvilParcel vulnerabilities analysis

Android Malware that exploit the EvilParcel vulnerabilities are granted higher privileges and can:

▪️installing and removing applications
▪️infecting software installed on the device and replacing clean originals with infected copies
▪️resetting the lock screen PIN
https://habr.com/en/company/drweb/blog/457610/
Habr
EvilParcel vulnerabilities analysis
Introduction In mid-April, we published news about the Android.InfectionAds.1 trojan, which exploited several critical vulnerabilities in Android. One of them, CVE-2017-13156 (also known as Janus),...
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Android Security & Malware
Massive-Scale Espionage: Hackers Reportedly Steal Records From Cell Phone Providers Worldwide
https://www.cybereason.com/blog/operation-soft-cell-a-worldwide-campaign-against-telecommunications-providers
Cybereason
Operation Soft Cell: A Worldwide Campaign Against Telecommunications Providers
In 2018, the Cybereason Nocturnus team identified Operation Soft Cell, an advanced, persistent attack targeting global telecommunications providers.
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