Eight months ago, the Zimperium research team (zLabs) disclosed to Qualcomm two kernel vulnerabilities affecting all Android devices with Qualcomm chipsets. These vulnerabilities, combined with other vulnerabilities previously discovered by zLabs (CVE-2017-13253, CVE-2018-9411 and CVE-2018-9539) could allow a malicious app which was not given any permissions to achieve full root capabilities. The potential negative impact … Read More
There is a reasonable chance you are reading this blog using an app on a mobile device. As of 2019, 53% of all internet traffic was from mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets (and growing). And if you are reading this on a smartphone app, then it’s a near-certainty the device you are using … Read More
Mobile devices and the apps operating on them expose your backend systems to cyberattacks. Attackers exploit vulnerabilities in mobile operating systems and in your apps to spy on your users, grab their private data, or even steal their money. In response, many mobile app developers are using app shielding, sometimes called “app hardening,” to protect … Read More
We have said this many times: an endpoint is an endpoint is an endpoint. Today, users perform more than 80% of their daily work on mobile devices. These devices contain or have access to the same information and applications traditional endpoints (laptop, desktop) do. Unfortunately, they also expose organizations to new threats that must be … Read More
written and researched by Nicolás Chiaraviglio and Santiago A. Rodriguez As mentioned in our blog post on mobile phishing, there are different types of phishing attacks. Here, we’ll dig deeper into the different types that exist. Moreover, we’ll take a look at phishing kits, a tool that allows non-technical scammers to execute successful attacks. All … Read More
