Wear OS — Cyber Threats, Attacks & Incidents

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
4
occurrences
First Seen
November 16, 2025
Last Seen
July 4, 2026

Wear OS is a technology platform tracked by ThreatCluster, appearing in 5 threat clusters built from 4 intelligence report mentions.

Wear OS is a technology platform tracked across 5 threat clusters and 4 intelligence report mentions on ThreatCluster. First observed November 16, 2025; most recent activity July 4, 2026.

Related Threat Clusters

  • CVE-2025-12080: Intent Abuse Vulnerability in Google Messages for Wear OS

    CVE-2025-12080 affects Wear OS devices where Google Messages is the default SMS/MMS/RCS app. The vulnerability arises from improper handling of ACTION_SENDTO intents, allowing attackers to send messages on behalf of…

    2 articles · Updated July 3, 2026
  • Black Friday 2025 Sees Surge in Online Shopping Scams

    During Black Friday 2025, shoppers in Europe and the US are facing a significant increase in online scams, with cybercriminals impersonating major brands to exploit consumers. Action Fraud reports that £11.8 million was…

    43 articles · Updated November 20, 2025
  • Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 November 2025 Update Released

    Samsung has begun rolling out the November 2025 update for the Galaxy Watch 8 series, enhancing security and performance. This update, based on One UI 8.0 with Wear OS 6, is currently available in Korea, with plans for…

    54 articles · Updated November 19, 2025
  • Samsung November 2025 Security Update Rollout for Galaxy Devices

    Samsung has initiated the rollout of its November 2025 security update across various Galaxy devices, including flagship models like the Galaxy S25, S24, and S23 series, as well as budget models such as the Galaxy A…

    93 articles · Updated November 26, 2025
  • Google Sues Chinese Operators of Lighthouse Phishing Kit

    Google has filed a lawsuit against a group of Chinese cybercriminals operating the 'Lighthouse' phishing-as-a-service platform, which has reportedly scammed over $1 billion from millions of victims worldwide. The…

    38 articles · Updated November 24, 2025

Recent Intelligence Reports

  • NVD - cve-2025-12080 — nvd.nist.gov · July 4, 2026
  • CVE-2025-12080 - Intent Abuse in Google Messages for Wear OS for Silent Message Sending — cvefeed.io · July 4, 2026
  • November 2025 security update lands on Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Z Flip 5 — Sammyfans · November 18, 2025
  • Google's Legal Blitz Against Text Scam Syndicates — Webpronews · November 16, 2025

Frequently asked questions

What is Wear OS?

Wear OS is a technology platform tracked by ThreatCluster, appearing in 5 threat clusters built from 4 intelligence report mentions.

Is Wear OS still active?

The most recent intelligence report mentioning Wear OS on ThreatCluster is dated July 4, 2026. Activity was first observed November 16, 2025, giving a tracked span from then to July 4, 2026.

What is Wear OS associated with?

Across ThreatCluster reporting, Wear OS most frequently co-occurs with Phishing, Zero-day Exploit, Lighthouse, Google, Samsung, among 12 tracked related entities.

What are the latest developments involving Wear OS?

The most significant recent cluster is “CVE-2025-12080: Intent Abuse Vulnerability in Google Messages for Wear OS” (2 articles · Updated July 3, 2026). Wear OS appears across 5 threat clusters in total, listed above with sources.

How much reporting does ThreatCluster have on Wear OS?

Wear OS appears in 4 intelligence report mentions across 5 deduplicated threat clusters, aggregated from 17,000+ monitored sources.

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