New Android malware hits Denmark

The mazar malware has started to spread across Europe and this time, it has hit Denmark. As reported by Heimdal Security, the virus has been spread across 100,000 phones in Denmark and has stated that it is difficult to say how much damage been caused by the malware.

The virus operates through text messages wherein once installed, it would send all web traffic by creating a malicious proxy. This would allow the attackers to access sensitive details from the user's web activities. 

The virus is said to have its source from SMS. You would get an SMS stating something and if you fall for it, then that would the end of your privacy. Users have to just ignore those messages which asks you to follow a link. It is also said that phones running on kit kat are the ones affected. Much older versions are also said to be victims of this virus.

Although, many security firms have worked on it, only 3 of them have detected this virus. It is only Heimdal that has shared it's results with public.

Google kills a hacker bug, patches critical flaws

Yet again a news on security flaws in Android. Google has fixed a serious bug on Android that could remotely be exploited by email, MMS or link on a webpage which contains specially crafted media file. Also, Google patched seven critical flaws in their February patch for nexus devices that would affect the mediaserver service of the Android Operating System. The flaw would mean that your device could be remotely hacked when the mediaserver processes the files delivered by either email or MMS or through a webpage. The flaws affect Android 6.0 Marshmallow, Android 5.0 Lollipop and Android 4.4.4 Kitkat.

Google has also announced some equally serious bug in Broadcom Wi-fi driver that would allow the hacker to remotely corrupt the OS kernel and gain access to the device.

So overall, the February update has addressed 13 security bugs that included seven critical, five highly severe and two moderate.