Vo1d
Popular Android-based photo frames download malware on boot
Uhale Android-based digital picture frames come with multiple critical security vulnerabilities and some of them download and execute malware at boot time. Mobile security company Quokka conducted an in-depth security assessment on the Uhale app and found behavior suggesting a connection with the Mezmess and Voi1d malware families. The researchers reported the issues to ZEASN (now ‘Whale […]
Malicious Android apps on Google Play downloaded 42 million times
Hundreds of malicious Android apps on Google Play were downloaded more than 40 million times between June 2024 and May 2025, notes a report from cloud security company Zscaler. During the same period, the company observed a 67% year-over-year growth in malware targeting mobile devices, with spyware and banking trojans being a prevalent risk. Telemetry data […]
Vo1d malware botnet grows to 1.6 million Android TVs worldwide
A new variant of the Vo1d malware botnet has grown to 1,590,299 infected Android TV devices across 226 countries, recruiting devices as part of anonymous proxy server networks. This is according to an investigation by Xlab, which has been tracking the new campaign since last November, reporting that the botnet peaked on January 14, 2025, and […]
New Vo1d malware infects 1.3 million Android streaming boxes
Threat actors have infected over 1.3 million TV streaming boxes running Android with a new Vo1d backdoor malware, allowing the attackers to take full control of the devices. The Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is an open source operating system led by Google that can be used on mobile, streaming, and IoT devices. In a new […]