Anti-antivirus
Recently, we came across an APK with an intriguing and trust-inspiring name: «Антивирус ФСБ.apk». After installing it, we discovered that upon launch, the user…
We helped Apple fix a vulnerability in the kernel of its operating systems
We helped Apple fix a vulnerability in the kernel of its operating systems PT ESC expert Mikhail Lozhnikov discovered a flaw that could cause a sudden system sh…
Drama Rat: a malicious app that, once installed, really does make you sad
Recently, the Department for Comprehensive Response to Cyberthreats (PT ESC IR) received a number of samples of an Android banking trojan with remote control ca…
DragonDoll: a matryoshka in the world of Android spies
DragonDoll: a matryoshka in the world of Android spies 🪆 At the beginning of this spring, PT ESC specialists discovered a previously unknown APK file uploaded f…
Citizen, update yourself 🫵
Citizen, update yourself 🫵 Recently, a sample mir-pay.apk flew into our sandbox. At first glance, nothing unusual: just another variation of the well-known Mamo…
⚠️ Enabled Wi-Fi debugging — got Mamont
⚠️ Turned on Wi-Fi debugging — got Mamont In early May, a vulnerability CVE-2026-0073 was discovered on Android devices that allows remote execution of commands…
Apple Notice of Compromise
Lately, we are increasingly encountering devices that have received a compromise notification from Apple 📲 If you receive a message on your device in iMessage f…
Sold my phone with my personal data ☹️
Sold a phone with my personal data ☹️ When purchasing donor devices on platforms for selling personal items, a negative trend is emerging: many people rarely wo…
🤑 I'll help you donate
🤑 I'll help you donate Recently, we received a sample of a malicious app for research that is used to steal money from Android users (screenshot 1). In 2015, st…
Interview → iPhone software from the "employer" → you no longer have a smartphone 👋
Interview → iPhone software from the "employer" → you no longer have a smartphone 👋 The old-new scheme for locking an iPhone via "Lost Mode" is back in circulat…
Don't throw away your old iPhone until you read this post (and after that too)
Don't throw away your old iPhone until you read this post (and after, too) 🚮 Recently, our expert Vitaly, who investigates incidents involving mobile devices, r…
You can't just take and offload information from a mobile phone
😏 You can't just simply extract information from a mobile phone A mobile phone is a portable computer, but in most cases, extracting the data needed for an inve…