Hackers Used Local News Sites to Install Spyware On iPhones

A newly discovered watering-hole campaign is targeting Apple iPhone users in Hong Kong by using malicious website links as a lure to install spyware on the devices.

According to research published by Trend Micro and Kaspersky, the “Operation Poisoned … Continue reading Hackers Used Local News Sites to Install Spyware On iPhones

‘Exodus’ Surveillance Malware Found Targeting Apple iOS Users

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an iOS version of the powerful mobile phone surveillance app that was initially targeting Android devices through apps on the official Google Play Store.

Dubbed Exodus, as the malware is called, the iOS versio… Continue reading ‘Exodus’ Surveillance Malware Found Targeting Apple iOS Users

Rogue iOS Apps Sent Data to Malicious Server

Researchers have come across several games in the iOS app store that sent information to and communicated with a known malicious server. Finding malware in the iOS app store is rare because Apple has a highly stringent policy for app store admission a… Continue reading Rogue iOS Apps Sent Data to Malicious Server

Chinese Ad Firm Raking in $300K a Month Through Adfraud, Android Malware

The same group of cybercriminals behind YiSpecter, a strain of iOS malware uncovered last year, are also behind a new type of Android malware, HummingBad.
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Chinese Ad Firm Infected 85 Million Android Users to Get More Clicks

An Android-based malware campaign has been found to control as many as 85 million Android devices globally and is making its gang an estimated $300,000 per month in fraudulent ad revenue.

A Chinese advertising company called Yingmob is responsible for… Continue reading Chinese Ad Firm Infected 85 Million Android Users to Get More Clicks

Warning — Hackers can Silently Install Malware to Non-Jailbroken iOS Devices

Hard time for mobile phone users!

Just recently, two severe vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Snapdragon chip and Stagefright were spotted on the Android platform, affecting more than a Billion and Millions of devices respectively.

And now:

Hackers have discovered a new way to install malicious apps onto your iPhone without your interaction.

Researchers at Palo Alto Networks have uncovered a

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Trojan Exploits Apple DRM Flaw, Plants Malware On Non-Jailbroken iOS Devices

New malware called AceDeceiver targets iOS devices in China and enables man-in-the-middle attacks that enable hackers to silently drop apps on infected devices. Continue reading Trojan Exploits Apple DRM Flaw, Plants Malware On Non-Jailbroken iOS Devices