Auto-launching HiddAd on Google Play Store found in more than 6 million downloads

Credit to Author: Digvijay Mane| Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 10:11:19 +0000

HiddenAd or HiddAd are icon-hiding adware applications. The prime motive of HiddAd is to generate revenue through aggressive…

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Italian spyware firm is hacking into iOS and Android devices, Google says

Credit to Author: Shweta Sharma| Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:51:00 -0700

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has identified Italian vendor RCS Lab as a spyware offender, developing tools that are being used to exploit zero-day vulnerabilities to effect attacks on iOS and Android mobile users in Italy and Kazakhstan.

According to a Google blog post on Thursday, RCS Lab uses a combination of tactics, including atypical drive-by downloads as initial infection vectors. The company has developed tools to spy on the private data of the targeted devices, the post said.

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