The mobile threat landscape grew significantly in 2024, with threat actors increasingly targeting mobile devices to steal credentials and infiltrate enterprise cloud systems, according to Lookout. Notably, iOS phishing attacks increased; Lookout found 26% of the OS’s devices were targeted, compared to 12% of Android’s. Around 427,000 malicious apps were found on enterprise devices, with mention of a possible blind spot being unsecured mobile devices linking to corporate clouds.
Linux Kernel Vulnerability Let Attackers Escalate Privilege
A critical vulnerability, CVE-2024-53141, in the Linux kernel’s IP sets framework allows local attackers to escalate privileges potentially leading to root access. Rated 7.8 on
