10 Billion Attacks Blocked in 2023, Qakbot's Resurrection, and Google API Abused
Stunning 50% Surge in Blocked Attacks, Resulting in 1 Billion Monthly Blocks
Unveiling the Dominance of Scams Amidst a 24% Surge in Blocked Attacks
Social Engineering Dominance, Rising Tide of Information-Stealers, and OneNote Abused by Malware Groups
Zero-day attacks discovered in-the-wild, Arkei Stealer and LimeRAT boosting their presence, and continuation of pro-russian DDoS attacks
Firebase is Google’s mobile and web app development platform. Developers can use Firebase to facilitate developing mobile and web apps, especially for the Android mobile platform. At the end of July 2021 we did research into open Firebase instances. In that research, we found about 180,300 Firebase...
I recently discovered a large campaign of HiddenAds on the Google Play Store, spreading via gaming apps. The initial discovery was made through an apklab.io automated detection that was based on similar features of a previous HiddenAds campaign that was present on the Play Store. Upon further...
Last time you heard that there are many GPS trackers unsecured and available on the internet. But that was just a glimpse of the issue and one particular vendor. Join me on my journey to the place where the rabbit hole leads.
Recently, FaceApp was widely discussed on the Internet, because the company behind it is Russian, and the app requests permission to access, among other things, photos. It is clear that FaceApp is not malicious, although it raises valid privacy concerns. However, is this just a special case, or...
Aggressive adware – on music, photo editing and fitness apps – just won’t go away, convincing users to install more apps. Using Avast’s mobile threat intelligence platform, apklab.io, we discovered 50 adware apps on the Google Play Store. The installations of the apps range...