Many of the malware campaigns we have detected over the last year have been global at scale, targeting anyone with little regard to their location. Recently, we discovered and began monitoring the activity behind PhoneSpy, a spyware aimed at South Korean residents with Android devices. With more than a thousand […]

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Research and writeup by Aazim Yaswant and Nipun Gupta With the increase of mobile device use in everyday life, it is no surprise to see cybercriminals targeting these endpoints for financial crimes. Zimperium zLabs recently discovered an aggressive mobile premium services campaign with upwards of 10 million victims globally, and the total amount stolen could … Read More

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As one of the key members of Google’s App Defense Alliance, Zimperium helps ensure the Android ecosystem is safer by processing all apps before they reach Google Play. Despite this direct involvement, malicious applications can find their way to Android devices through various app stores, sideloaded applications, and compromises malicious websites that trick users into … Read More

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