Fernando Ortega

Fernando Ortega

Malware Researcher

Hidden in Plain Sight: PDF Mishing Attack

Android
12 minutes
Jan 24, 2025
As part of our ongoing mission to identify emerging threats to mobile security, our zLabs team has been actively tracking a phishing campaign impersonating the United States Postal Service (USPS) which is exclusively targeting mobile devices.
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Mishing in Motion: Uncovering the Evolving Functionality of FakeCall Malware

Threat Research
13 minutes
Oct 30, 2024
In this blog post we share Zimperium’s Zero-Day Protection against the Water Makara Spear-Phishing campaign.
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Unsupported Compression Methods Enable Android Malware to Bypass Detection

Threat Research
5 minutes
Aug 16, 2023
Zimperium identified 3,300 Android malware samples using unsupported compression methods to bypass detection. Learn more & how Zimperium customers are protected.
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MoneyMonger: Predatory Loan Scam Campaigns Move to Flutter

Threat Research
11 minutes
Dec 15, 2022
The Zimperium zLabs team recently discovered a Flutter application with malicious code. The Flutter-obfuscated malware campaign, MoneyMonger, is solely distributed through third-party app stores and sideloaded onto the victim’s Android device and most commonly take advantage of social engineering through phishing messages, compromised websites, rogue WiFi networks, and social media to distribute the download links. Read more to learn how Zimperium customers are protected.
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