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Midnight Mimosa ships in some low-cost Android firmware, silently installs apps, and uses payloads for ad fraud and residential proxies.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, July 11, 2025: This story, originally published on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. A July 15 posting to X, by the official FBI Los Angeles ...

The North Korean hacker group APT37 has been delivering an Android version of a backdoor called BirdCall in a supply-chain attack through a video game platform. While BirdCall is a known backdoor for ...

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Cybernews researchers have discovered an Android toolkit capable of hacking KYC verification systems by feeding fake photos and videos into identity checks as if they were live camera footage, while ...

Researchers at Zimperium have uncovered RedWing, a new Android malware-as-a-service sold through Telegram with subscription tiers, a support bot, and how-to videos. Once installed, it can steal ...

Increasing hacking incidents are linked to popular applications, particularly Google Find Hub, which has been exploited by North Korean hackers. These cybercriminals used malicious files sent via the ...