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Mobile encompasses all aspects of security for handheld devices such as smartphones, tablets, and wearables. These devices operate on a variety of platforms like iOS and Android and connect to public, private and cellular networks, making them susceptible to a unique set of security threats.

In the context of information security, mobile security focuses on protecting both personal and business information stored on and transmitted from these devices. This includes safeguarding against malware, securing data in transit and at rest, preventing unauthorized access, and ensuring the integrity of mobile applications. With mobile devices increasingly used for a wide range of functions, including sensitive transactions and access to corporate networks, they have become a critical point in ensuring overall cybersecurity.

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Google fixed 124 Android flaws, including CVE-2025-48595, an actively exploited privilege escalation bug linked to targeted attacks. Google has released its June 2026 Android security updates, fixing 124 vulnerabilities across the mobile operating system. One flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-48595 (CVSS score of 8.4) stands out from the rest because it is already being exploited in […]

Threat intelligence observations show that a single threat actor is responsible for most of the active exploitation of two critical vulnerabilities in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM), tracked as CVE-2026-21962 and CVE-2026-24061. [...]

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday released details of two sets of malware that were discovered in an unnamed organization's network following the exploitation of security flaws in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM)

Sophos and SonicWall have alerted users of critical security flaws in Sophos Firewall and Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 Series appliances that could be exploited to achieve remote code execution.  The two vulnerabilities impacting Sophos Firewall are listed below - CVE-2025-6704 (CVSS score: 9.8) - An arbitrary file writing vulnerability in the Secure PDF eXchange (SPX) feature can lead

Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives 1 year, 8 months ago

Vulnerabilities in Cellular Packet Cores Part IV: Authentication

Our research reveals two significant vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure Private 5G Core (AP5GC). The first vulnerability (CVE-2024-20685) allows a crafted signaling message to crash the control plane, leading to potential service outages. The second (ZDI-CAN-23960) disconnects and replaces attached base stations, disrupting network operations. While these issues are implementation-specific, their exploitation is made possible by a systemic weakness: the lack of mandatory authentication procedures between base stations and packet-cores.

Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives 2 years, 8 months ago

Attacks on 5G Infrastructure From Users’ Devices

Crafted packets from cellular devices such as mobile phones can exploit faulty state machines in the 5G core to attack cellular infrastructure. Smart devices that critical industries such as defense, utilities, and the medical sectors use for their daily operations depend on the speed, efficiency, and productivity brought by 5G. This entry describes CVE-2021-45462 as a potential use case to deploy a denial-of-service (DoS) attack to private 5G networks.