#androidsecurity

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Android Malware Surges 151% as Hackers Target Phones with Smishing, Spyware

Android users are under siege: spyware, banking trojans, and SMS scams are surging, with mobile malware up 151% since January. Predatory apps disguised as financial tools are stealing from users during peak stress seasons—like tax time and travel.

Researchers from Malwarebytes discovered a sharp spike in Android malware, with spyware up 147% and SMS-based threats up 692% in just months. Smishing attacks and fake loan apps like Spyloan are preying on user trust and outdated devices. Threat actors are scaling up operations, blending malicious code into legitimate-looking apps on official and grey-market stores. This marks a shift from random attacks to calculated, persistent criminal infrastructure.

Source: Malwarebytes

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Android Users, Beware: TapTrap Attack Hijacks Your Taps

A new attack called TapTrap uses Android's own screen animations to trick you into granting camera access or even wiping your phone — all without you knowing. It works on Android 16 and has quietly bypassed existing defences.

Source: TapTrap | USENIX Paper

Read more: CyberSecBrief

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El parche de seguridad de Samsung de junio 2026 corrige 45 vulnerabilidades

La actualización incluye 33 correcciones de Google —cinco críticas y 28 de alta severidad— y 12 fixes propios de Samsung que afectan componentes como Samsung Account, Samsung Cloud, Smart Suggestions y Theme Manager. El despliegue comenzará en Corea del Sur y se extenderá en días al resto del mundo (Fuente Sammobile). Samsung detalló su actualización de seguridad Android para junio de 2026, y el…

El parche de seguridad de Samsung de junio 2026 corrige 45 vulnerabilidades

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iT4iNT SERVER Google's Android Apps Get Public Verification to Stop Supply Chain Attacks http://dlvr.it/TSPKFs VDS VPS Cloud

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iT4iNT SERVER Google Adds 24-Hour Wait for Unverified App Sideloading to Reduce Malware and Scams http://dlvr.it/TRbt3V VDS VPS Cloud

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iT4iNT SERVER Google Confirms CVE-2026-21385 in Qualcomm Android Component Exploited http://dlvr.it/TRGCJK VDS VPS Cloud

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iT4iNT SERVER PromptSpy Android Malware Abuses Gemini AI to Automate Recent-Apps Persistence http://dlvr.it/TR3SJ5 VDS VPS Cloud

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New AI-Powered Android Malware Hijacks Millions of Devices for Invisible Ad Fraud

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New AI-Powered Android Malware Hijacks Millions of Devices for Invisible Ad Fraud

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