Identifying a problem is a critical first step, but there can be a big leap between detecting an issue and fixing it. This is very much the case when it comes to mobile device security in today’s enterprises. There’s now general awareness of the fact that mobile devices are posing […]
The landscape of modern banking and financial management has evolved with the rise of digital access to assets on a global scale. From payments to cryptocurrencies, banking to investments, the financial industry has turned the mobile phone into a personal ATM for each customer. But with this evolution and digital […]
As the saying goes, time is money. While this does remain true, I’d also argue data is money. The mobile phones we carry in our pockets have quickly come to represent our personal ATMs. We use our phones to make purchases, send money, and do banking. On the same note, […]
What can ABCsoup do? Recently Zimperium discovered and began monitoring the growth of a wide range of malicious browser extensions with the same extension ID as that of Google Translate, deceiving users into believing that they have installed a legitimate extension. Similar to app spoofing and cloning, these malicious applications […]
It is time for us to change how we think about malware. No longer is it limited to one specific operating system or device type. Like with phishing attacks, malware developers have been working on malware that can impact a broader range of systems to increase the number of potential […]
Over the last few years, a major shift has occurred in how we use mobile devices and apps. Fundamentally, we continue to use our smartphones more and more. In the process, mobile apps continue to collect more sensitive personal and corporate data, while at the same time, mobile apps continue […]
What’s the mobile security landscape like today, how has it changed, and what can security teams expect over the course of 2022? To provide answers, we’ve recently published our 2022 Global Mobile Threat Report. This report provides a comprehensive look at the landscape and its evolution and explores how mobile […]
Update November 22, 2021: It has been determined that this specific campaign is no longer active. The command and control server has been taken down, and the infected devices are no longer under the control of the attackers. Many of the malware campaigns we have detected over the last year […]
A new Android Trojan codenamed FlyTrap has hit at least 140 countries since March 2021 and has spread to over 10,000 victims through social media hijacking, third-party app stores, and sideloaded applications. Zimperium’s zLabs mobile threat research teams recently found several previously undetected applications using Zimperium’s z9 malware engine and […]
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