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Slashdot: iOS App Store Apps With Screenshot-Reading Malware Found For the First Time

Feb 5, 2025

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Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/02/05/2010251/ios-app-store-apps-with-screenshot-reading-malware-found-for-the-first-time?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: iOS App Store Apps With Screenshot-Reading Malware Found For the First Time Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The discovery of “SparkCat” malware infiltrating iOS and Android apps marks a significant breach of security, being the first to implement malicious screenshot-reading capabilities in Apple’s App Store. This…

Hacker News: OCR Crypto Stealers in Google Play and App Store

Feb 5, 2025

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Source URL: https://securelist.com/sparkcat-stealer-in-app-store-and-google-play/115385/ Source: Hacker News Title: OCR Crypto Stealers in Google Play and App Store Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes a cybersecurity threat involving a malware campaign known as “SparkCat,” which targets Android and iOS devices by embedding malicious SDKs in popular apps to steal sensitive information,…

Slashdot: First OCR Spyware Breaches Both Apple and Google App Stores To Steal Crypto Wallet Phrases

Feb 5, 2025

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Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/02/05/1826259/first-ocr-spyware-breaches-both-apple-and-google-app-stores-to-steal-crypto-wallet-phrases?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: First OCR Spyware Breaches Both Apple and Google App Stores To Steal Crypto Wallet Phrases Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** Researchers from Kaspersky have identified new malware named “SparkCat” that exploits optical character recognition (OCR) technology to extract cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases from users’ photo galleries…

The Register: Google patches odd Android kernel security bug amid signs of targeted exploitation

Feb 4, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/04/google_android_patch_netgear/ Source: The Register Title: Google patches odd Android kernel security bug amid signs of targeted exploitation Feedly Summary: Also, Netgear fixes critical router, access point vulnerabilities Google has released its February Android security updates, including a fix for a high-severity kernel-level vulnerability, which is suspected to be in use by targeted exploits.……

Hacker News: Google removed 2.36M apps from Google Play using AI threat detection

Feb 3, 2025

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Source URL: https://security.googleblog.com/2025/01/how-we-kept-google-play-android-app-ecosystem-safe-2024.html Source: Hacker News Title: Google removed 2.36M apps from Google Play using AI threat detection Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses Google’s 2024 initiatives aimed at enhancing security and privacy within the Android and Google Play ecosystem. It emphasizes AI-powered threat detection, improved user privacy measures,…

Bulletins: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 27, 2025

Feb 3, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/bulletins/sb25-034 Source: Bulletins Title: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 27, 2025 Feedly Summary: High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info 0xPolygonZero–plonky2 Plonky2 is a SNARK implementation based on techniques from PLONK and FRI. Lookup tables, whose length is not divisible by 26 = floor(num_routed_wires / 3) always…

Slashdot: Google Stops Malicious Apps With ‘AI-Powered Threat Detection’ and Continuous Scanning

Feb 3, 2025

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Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/02/03/040259/google-stops-malicious-apps-with-ai-powered-threat-detection-and-continuous-scanning?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Stops Malicious Apps With ‘AI-Powered Threat Detection’ and Continuous Scanning Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google’s security initiatives for Android and Google Play focus on proactively protecting users from harmful apps through advanced AI-driven threat detection, strict privacy policies, and enhanced developer requirements. In 2024,…

The Register: Google to Iran: Yes, we see you using Gemini for phishing and scripting. We’re onto you

Jan 31, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/31/state_spies_google_gemini/ Source: The Register Title: Google to Iran: Yes, we see you using Gemini for phishing and scripting. We’re onto you Feedly Summary: And you, China, Russia, North Korea … Guardrails block malware generation Google says it’s spotted Chinese, Russian, Iranian, and North Korean government agents using its Gemini AI for nefarious purposes,…

The Register: Canvassing apps used by UK political parties riddled with privacy, security issues

Jan 30, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/30/uk_canvassing_app_issues/ Source: The Register Title: Canvassing apps used by UK political parties riddled with privacy, security issues Feedly Summary: Neither Labour, Conservatives, nor the Lib Dems offered a retort to rights org’s report The Open Rights Group (ORG) has raised concerns about a number of security issues it found in all three of…

Google Online Security Blog: How we kept the Google Play & Android app ecosystems safe in 2024

Jan 29, 2025

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Source URL: https://security.googleblog.com/2025/01/how-we-kept-google-play-android-app-ecosystem-safe-2024.html Source: Google Online Security Blog Title: How we kept the Google Play & Android app ecosystems safe in 2024 Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines Google’s ongoing initiatives for enhancing security and privacy within the Android and Google Play ecosystem in 2024. Key highlights include the integration…

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