Fake Call History Apps Stole Payments From Users After 7.3 Million Play Store Downloads
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered fraudulent apps on the official Google Play Store for Android that falsely claimed to offer access to call historie...
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ClaudeBleed Vulnerability Lets Hackers Hijack Claude Chrome Extension to Steal Data
The ClaudeBleed vulnerability allows hackers to bypass Claude for Chrome guardrails to exfiltrate private Google Drive and Gmail data.
Flaw in Claude’s Chrome extension allowed ‘any’ other plugin to hijack victims’ AI
Agentic AI is more popular than ever, but researchers keep finding trivial ways to hijack LLMs for nefarious purposes. The post Flaw in Claude’s Chrome exten...
Claude in Chrome is taking orders from the wrong extensions
Anthropic Claude’s Chrome browser extension, known as Claude in Chrome, has a bug that can allow other malicious extensions to hijack it, compromising truste...
Google is turning Android Studio into a policy watchdog
Google has expanded Play Policy Insights in Android Studio to help developers catch policy issues while coding, including warnings for common problems such a...
Vulnerability in Claude Extension for Chrome Exposes AI Agent to Takeover
Lax extension permissions and improper trust implementation allow attackers to inject prompts in the Claude Chrome extension. The post Vulnerability in Claud...
Mental health apps are collecting more than emotional conversations
People use mental health apps to talk about depression, trauma and suicidal thoughts in moments they may not share with anyone else. Many users likely assume...
Product showcase: NetGuard open-source firewall for Android
NetGuard is a free, open-source firewall for Android phones and tablets that provides users with a simple way to block internet access. Android does not allo...
Become a millionaire by bug hunting on Android
Over the past decade, Google has introduced a wide range of bug bounty programs for its software and services. The company has now announced that the reward ...
Chrome 148 Rolls Out With 127 Security Fixes
The fresh browser update resolves critical-severity integer overflow and use-after-free vulnerabilities. The post Chrome 148 Rolls Out With 127 Security Fixe...
Fake Call History Apps on Google Play Steal Payments, Hit 7.3M+ Downloads
28 fake “call history” utilities on Google Play, collectively installed more than 7.3 million times, have been exposed as subscription scams that generate fa...
Google Chrome Accused of Silently Installing 4GB AI Model on User Devices
Cybersecurity researcher Alexander Hanff claims that Google Chrome automatically installs a 4GB Gemini Nano AI model without user notification or consent.
Spring Vulnerabilities Open Door to Arbitrary File Access and GCP Secret Leaks
Security researchers have identified four new vulnerabilities in the Spring Cloud Config Server, ranging from medium to critical severity. These newly disclo...
From Android TVs to routers: the xlabs_v1 Mirai-based botnet built for DDoS attacks
A new Mirai‑based botnet, xlabs_v1, hijacks ADB‑exposed IoT devices for powerful DDoS attacks, with 21 flooding methods and DDoS‑for‑hire use. A new Mirai‑de...
CallPhantom Android scam reached 7.3 million downloads on Google Play
Scams targeting Android users in India and across the Asia-Pacific region have grown around a long-standing curiosity gap: the desire to look up call records...
Fake call logs, real payments: How CallPhantom tricks Android users
ESET researchers uncovered fraudulent apps on Google Play that claim to provide the call history “for any number” and had been downloaded more than seven mil...
Hackers Exploit Google Ads to Steal GoDaddy ManageWP Logins
Hackers are abusing Google Ads to steal GoDaddy ManageWP credentials by placing a look‑alike phishing ad above the legitimate ManageWP result and proxying vi...
North Korean hackers targeted ethnic Koreans in China with Android ‘BirdCall’ malware
Researchers at cybersecurity firm ESET attributed the campaign to APT37 and said the hackers used a backdoor attached to a suite of card games from a company...
Hackers abuse Google ads for GoDaddy ManageWP login phishing
A phishing campaign delivered through Google sponsored search results is targeting credentials for ManageWP, GoDaddy's platform for managing fleets of WordPr...
Mirai-Based xlabs_v1 Botnet Exploits ADB to Hijack IoT Devices for DDoS Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers have exposed a new Mirai-derived botnet that self-identifies as xlabs_v1 and targets internet-exposed devices running Android Debug...