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Over 200 Apps on Play Store Caught Spying on Android Users Using Facestealer

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Over 200 Apps on Play Store Caught Spying on Android Users Using Facestealer

RiSec 17 May 2022

More than 200 Android apps masquerading as fitness, photo editing, and puzzle apps have been observed distributing spyware called Facestealer to siphon user credentials and other valuable information. “Similar to Joker, another piece of mobile malware, Facestealer changes its code frequently, thus spawning many variants,” Trend Micro analysts Cifer Fang, Ford Quin, and Zhengyu Dong said in a new report. “Since its discovery, the spyware has continuously beleaguered Google Play.” Facestealer, first documented by Doctor Web in July 2021, refers to a group of fraudulent apps that invade the official app marketplace for Android with the...

Kali on Android? Install and use Kali Linux on Android without root

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Kali on Android? Install and use Kali Linux on Android without root

RiSecPy 12 November 2020

Kali Linux on Android – Does it work? We put it to the test; it works. Steps to install Kali Linux on Android smartphone without rooting to run command-line hacking and penetration security testing tools. We generally use the Linux operating system on Desktop or Laptop because on Android it is not stable to use GUI-based Linux OS, however, the command line will be. Yes, we can set up Kali on Android, which is popular and known for its security testing tools. So, let’s start with the tutorial, and...