ToxicPanda 2.0 and GoldDigger Expand Android Banking Attacks with On-Device Fraud
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on an updated version of ToxicPanda (aka TgToxic) that comes with "significant enhancements," including a set of 16...
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New Manic Android malware can exfiltrate data through nearby devices
A new Android malware named Manic targeting users in multiple European countries has a fallback data exfiltration mechanism that uses nearby infected devices...
Updated ToxicPanda Variant Targets 140+ Banking and Crypto Apps
Zimperium lifts the lid on the ToxicPanda 2.
Smashing Security podcast #481: Never say this to a robot dog
At Black Hat this month, a group of security researchers took a $9,000 robot dog, plugged Google's AI into its brain, and jailbroke it by telling it - with a...
Google Mandiant AI Agents Find Over 100 Critical Vulnerabilities in Source Code Within Two Days
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group has announced that its Agentic Vulnerability Discovery Harness (AVDH) identified over 100 critical true-positive vulnerabi...
Balonx PhaaS Steals Bank OTPs in Real Time While AI Calls and Android RAT Target Victims
Mexico’s banking sector is facing a more industrialized fraud threat as the Balonx Sistema phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) operation combines real-time OTP the...
Google’s AI security agents found 100+ critical software vulnerabilities in just two days
Google’s Mandiant has disclosed the workings of an internal tool that uses chains of AI agents to hunt for vulnerabilities in source code, saying it found ov...
Chrome, Firefox Updates Patch Dozens of Vulnerabilities
The bugs could lead to code execution, privilege escalation, sandbox escape, and information disclosure. The post Chrome, Firefox Updates Patch Dozens of Vul...
Fake Claude Install Guide Steals Mac Passwords and Turns Trusted Crypto Wallet Apps Into Phishing Traps
A Google-sponsored search result for Claude installation instructions is being used to deliver a sophisticated macOS stealer and remote-access trojan (RAT) n...
New Unisoc modem flaw allows Android kernel access
Researchers demonstrated this exploit chain on a Realme C33 smartphone, confirming its effectiveness on devices with specific Android security patches.
BTMob Uses Custom Phishing Apps to Turn Android Users Into Remote-Controlled Fraud Victims
BTMOB has evolved beyond a conventional Android banking trojan into a turnkey fraud platform that lets criminals build branded phishing apps, remotely operat...
Google’s $10,000 refund test shows why AI agents need zero trust
Google’s open-source autonomous Customer Support & Returns Agent, built using the Agent Development Kit (ADK) and Gemini, demonstrates how developers can app...
Octagon Android Bot Uses Hidden VNC and Accessibility Overlays to Steal Crypto Wallet Credentials
Octagon, a previously undocumented Android banking and cryptocurrency fraud platform marketed as malware-as-a-service by a Russian-speaking actor using the h...
Google’s open-source HEIR lets AI work with data it can’t see
Google’s researchers and engineers developed the Homomorphic Encryption Intermediate Representation (HEIR) compiler project, an open-source compiler toolchai...
New PATCHCORD backdoor targets Afghan telecom and South Asian infrastructure
The PATCHCORD backdoor employs a stealthy persistence mechanism by hijacking browser shortcuts for Edge, Chrome, and Firefox, ensuring the malware runs befor...
Details emerge on BlackFile’s recent attacks on financial companies
BlackFile’s four affiliate groups are still targeting victims, including medical technology organizations. Several potential victims received new extortion d...
Cavern C2 Uses DNS and Google Apps Script to Blend Into Legitimate Traffic
Cybersecurity researchers have traced the continued evolution of the Cavern (aka Cav3rn) command-and-control (C2) framework used by Iranian nation-state hack...
Unisoc VoLTE Video Call Exploit Chain Can Give Attackers Full Android Kernel Access
Security researchers at SSD Secure Disclosure have published a two-stage exploit chain that achieves full Android kernel access on devices running Unisoc mod...
APT36 Suspected in PATCHCORD Espionage Campaign Using Google Sheets C2
Acronis uncovered PATCHCORD, a stealthy backdoor targeting Afghan telecom and South Asian infrastructure via fake VPN tools and Google Sheets C2. Researchers...
VINclarity Publishes Investigation Into Alleged Scam and Fraud Reputation Attack Across Search and AI
Selidan, USA, August 14th, 2026, CyberNewswire New report examines suspicious Reddit activity, coordinated YouTube content and BBB Scam Tracker entries influ...