Categoria: Mobile Security

NSO Sues Israeli Paper After Explosive Articles on Police

The Israeli tech company NSO Group on Sunday filed a libel lawsuit against an Israeli newspaper after it published a series of explosive articles claiming Israeli police unlawfully used its spyware on dozens of public figures.

MDR Vendor eSentire Banks $325M at ‘Unicorn’ Valuation

Canadian cybersecurity vendor eSentire has scored $325 million in new financing at a heady valuation north of a billion dollars.

‘Xenomorph’ Android Trojan Targets 56 Banking Applications

More than 50,000 individuals have downloaded a new Android banking trojan through Google Play, according to online fraud detection firm ThreatFabric.

Mobile Malware Attacks Dropped in 2021 but Sophistication Increased

The number of mobile malware attacks saw a significant drop in 2021, but attacks were more sophisticated, according to the latest mobile malware report from Kaspersky.

At Olympics, Cybersecurity Worries Linger in Background

Warnings to use disposable “burner” phones and laptops. Privacy-protecting software. Concerns about a security flaw in an official Games smartphone app.

Google Introduces ‘Privacy Sandbox’ for Ads on Android

Google this week announced Privacy Sandbox on Android, a new initiative expected to lead to more private advertising solutions for its mobile users.

The new solutions, the Internet giant claims, will limit the sharing of user data and will also prevent the use of cross-app identifiers, advertising IDs included.

Apple Says WebKit Zero-Day Hitting iOS, macOS Devices

Apple’s struggles with zero-day attacks on its iOS and macOS platforms are showing no signs of slowing down.

For the second time in as many months, Cupertino released iOS, iPadOS and macOS updates to address a critical WebKit security defect (CVE-2022-22620) that exposes Apple devices to remote code execution attacks.

Law Enforcement Blowback, Cyber Insurance Renewals Powering Anti-Ransomware Success

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Android’s February 2022 Security Updates Patch 36 Vulnerabilities

Google on Monday announced that the Android security updates for February 2022 patch a total of 36 vulnerabilities.

The first part of the update arrives on devices as the 2022-02-01 patch level and delivers fixes for 15 security holes in three components, namely Framework, Media framework, and System.

Israeli Police: Possible Improper Surveillance by Our Own

Israel’s national police force on Tuesday said it had found evidence pointing to improper use of sophisticated spyware by its own investigators to snoop on Israeli citizens’ phones.