Feb 07, 2025Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Artificial Intelligence A new audit of DeepSeek’s mobile app for the Apple iOS operating system has found glaring security issues, the foremost being that it sends sensitive data over the internet sans any encryption, exposing it to interception and manipulation attacks. The assessment comes from NowSecure, which also found … Read more
New mobile apps from the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek have remained among the top three “free” downloads for Apple and Google devices since their debut on Jan. 25, 2025. But experts caution that many of DeepSeek’s design choices — such as using hard-coded encryption keys, and sending unencrypted user and device data to … Read more
The fate of TikTok has become a new front in the rivalry between China and the United States, writes Dimitar Lilkov. But regardless of how the saga ends, the EU must be ready to step in and protect its own citizens. In a way, it had to come to this. For years, the TikTok saga … Read more
An Android infostealer malware called FireScam disguised as a fake Telegram Premium app was discovered being distributed through a GitHub.io phishing site that impersonates the RuStore, a popular app store used in Russia. Cyfirma researchers explained Dec. 30 that the FireScam malware looks to exfiltrate sensitive Android data, including notifications, messages, and other app data, … Read more
Dec 06, 2024Ravie LakshmananSpyware / Mobile Security A Russian programmer accused of donating money to Ukraine had his Android device secretly implanted with spyware by the Federal Security Service (FSB) after he was detained earlier this year. The findings come as part of a collaborative investigation by First Department and the University of Toronto’s Citizen … Read more