Mobile Hacking & Security: Android & iOS Bootcamp 2026

Learn how the penetration testing execution standard shapes mobile application pentesting through simulated hacking, vulnerability analysis, and ethical reporting, with emphasis on pre-engagement scope and NDA considerations.

Explore mobile penetration testing scope and methodology, from OSINT and reconnaissance to threat modeling and vulnerability analysis, covering authentication, APIs, architecture, testing scope, and reporting.

Learn a mobile pentesting methodology aligned with standards, covering reconnaissance, static and dynamic analysis, app store intelligence, and thorough reporting with Burp Suite and SSL pinning bypass on emulators.

Explore the OWASP mobile top ten vulnerabilities from the 2024 list, including improper credential usage, insecure data storage, insecure communication, and misconfigurations, to guide practical penetration testing.

Learn mobile security fundamentals, explore OWASP mobile top ten, and apply testing standards through structured lessons, quizzes, labs, and practical homework on real-world apps.

Set up your lab for mobile security testing by installing android studio, exploring emulators or genymotion, using adb, and configuring kali linux in a vm, with device options.

Explore Android Studio in the mobile hacking and security course, focusing on setup, tools, and workflows for Android app development within a security context.

Explore android debugging with adb in the context of mobile hacking and security. Learn setup steps, essential commands, and security implications for android devices.

Explore adb root on android devices as part of the mobile hacking and security course.

Learn to use Genymotion to simulate Android environments for hands-on mobile hacking and security testing within the mobile hacking and security course.

Explore Genymotion no-root setups for mobile security testing, highlighting safe, root-free workflows to assess Android device security and app resilience.

Participate in module two's quiz to reinforce basic Android penetration testing terminology, learn essential adb commands, Gtkqq and apk tool roles, and compare physical devices with emulators for security testing.

Explore Android architecture and security fundamentals, including Linux kernel foundations, Android runtime, sandboxing, hardware abstraction layer, and the Android permission model.

Analyze android apps statically by inspecting the apk manifest and bytecode without runtime. Decompile to Java with jadx and apktool to reveal hard-coded keys and endpoints.

Explore static analysis of an Android apk by decompiling with jade, inspecting source code, and identifying flag-driven vulnerabilities and exported activities to demonstrate login bypass techniques.

Perform static analysis to locate exported activities via manifest, then use ADB shell and activity manager start to invoke the B-25 L activity, revealing flag two and the flag tree.

Apply static analysis to locate flag three in the code, inspect the on click listener and strings.xml, and verify input against the resource string to trigger the exam-passed intent.

Utilize static analysis to investigate the Android package, locate the g class and f1 value, and decode the base64 string to reveal the correct flag using base64 decode tools.

Review static analysis on APKs by decompiling with JDK, inspecting manifest for misconfigurations, exported components, and debug flags, plus hard-coded API keys, then tackle the quiz.

Automate static analysis with MobSF using a docker setup to upload an apk, revealing permissions, base64 usage, exported components, firebase endpoints, and hardcoded secrets for faster security insights.

Analyze how to locate SQLite data, decode base64, crack a hash with Hashcat and CrackStation, and decrypt a route 47 Caesar cipher to reveal a Firebase JSON endpoint and flag.

Explore how AWS misconfigurations and exposed credentials reveal flags, using cloud enum on Kali to fuzz and brute-force AWS endpoints tied to the Android application.

Troubleshoot an AWS instance, explore an S3 bucket that currently does not respond properly, and discover an endpoint path revealing a cloud security flag.

Decode base64 strings from a firebase endpoint, apply the json trick in the URL, and use curl to see how encoded inputs are decoded and compared to the flag.

investigate unicode based collision vulnerabilities, banner and endpoint analysis, and how subtle character variations like dotless i can enable email address registration attacks and flag discovery.

Continue the static analysis from lessons four and five, focusing on shared preferences and Firebase misconfigurations. Use mob SF to scan apps and assess storage and manifest settings.

Master dynamic analysis by observing runtime app behavior and bypassing ssl pinning on android and ios using burp suite, frida, and objection in the lab.

Configure Burp Suite as a proxy on Kali Linux to intercept and modify Android emulator traffic, install the Burp CA certificate, and begin SSL pinning bypass.

Learn to set up frida on android by installing frida tools, configuring frida server for 8664 architecture, pushing binaries via adb, and using socket proxy to connect from the host.

Connect your phone from Kali Linux over the same network, ensure adb is running, kill existing adb processes, and open adb on all interfaces, checking port with netstat.

Learn to configure iptables rules and use netsh interface proxy to forward a chosen port to the ADB local back interface, enabling direct device access.

Install objection and download packages to simplify the objection part, then apply settings as the tool detects and connects to the emulator.

Explore dynamic analysis methods and SSL pinning concepts, and learn to bypass pinning with Burpsuite, Frida, APK tool, and Xposed to inspect HTTPS traffic and certificates.

Explore runtime instrumentation with Frida and Objection to dynamically modify app behavior, intercept function calls, and inspect memory during mobile security analysis.

Students practice dynamic analysis by hooking and overriding a cipher function in an Android apk using Frida to decrypt an input and reveal the flag.

Explore runtime instrumentation with Frida and Objection to modify app behavior during execution, including hooking, dynamic analysis, and inspecting loaded classes and methods.

Explore dynamic analysis to bypass client-side controls like root and emulator detection and anti-tampering checks, using Frida and Objection scripts and runtime instrumentation to reveal app security mechanisms.

Download the APK, install it on Kali, and connect Frida to the app. Analyze the main activity and craft Frida scripts to complete challenge one.

Learn how Frida lab II calls a private main activity method by obtaining the runtime instance, using Javadoc tools, and invoking the shell function.

Test your understanding of root and emulator detection, anti-tampering, and client-side controls through an interactive quiz that explores bypass techniques using Frida and objection.

Learn runtime data extraction with dynamic analysis, using Frida to dump memory and Objection to access local storage, SharedPreferences, and SQLite databases for sensitive data; automate tasks with scripts.

Frida lab iv guides you to modify the main activity function to return true, implement the third challenge, and verify the script by reloading and confirming the final result.

call the Frida channel four function with an argument, modify the second-to-fourth logic, copy and adjust the code for challenge four, and reload to confirm no error.

Continue with Frida challenges by scripting to overwrite a Java string, perform text search, and ensure Frida runs in the lab to complete challenges five through eight.

Explore Frida challenges II in mobile hacking and security, focusing on debugging an Android emulator, brute-forcing a pin check, and handling zero-padding in pin strings.

Learn how to use frida to locate an android button by id, convert hex to integer, and change its text to 'confirm' while debugging typos and click listeners.

Explore Frida challenges by locating the correct value for challenge six, calling the function with it, and using timeouts, function overloading, and runtime updates to align with the challenge.

Tackle Frida challenges by solving JavaScript tasks, using an IDE, and applying runtime concepts like handle and oncomplete. Learn through API docs, Stack Overflow, and ChatGPT as you progress.

Explore data extraction at runtime by memory dumping, searching for sensitive data with strings and grep, and auditing shared preferences and databases through dynamic analysis of android apps.

Explore ctf challenges and bug bounty concepts to practice reconnaissance, static and dynamic analysis, and reporting vulnerabilities, including hard-coded keys and client-side vs server-side risks for mobile security.

Explore hackthebox APK challenges by decrypting and signing modified APKs, then using APKTool to inspect the manifest and main activity and experiment with hash-based login bypass.

Learn to use Frida to extract a flag from an android app by patching and scripting the APK, including hooking onClick and bypassing runtime checks for a CTF challenge.

in this crypto ctf from hackthebox, we download and extract a zip, inspect plist and a macOS binary, and attempt static analysis in Kali Linux to understand apple property list.

Explore how to extract a hidden flag from a plist by converting to XML, reverse engineering a binary with Ghidra, and decrypting with AES in ECB mode.

Examine the iOS security architecture from hardware to software, including secure boot chain, secure enclave, data protection, app sandboxing, and Apple's strict code signing.

Identify common iOS vulnerabilities in penetration testing, including insecure data storage (plist, sqlite, keychain), insecure network communication, URL scheme abuse, and hard coded secrets.

Analyze iOS apps through static analysis of IPA files, payload, and Info.plist to reveal bundle identifiers, url schemes, and privacy-sensitive permissions, with notes on dynamic analysis in jailbroken environments.

Leverage dynamic analysis for iOS using runtime instrumentation with Frida and Objection. Hook running processes, bypass jailbreak detection and SSL pinning, inspect in-memory data and app sandbox storage.

Decrypt and extract ipa file from a target iOS app on a jailbroken device, decompress ipa, and analyze the app bundle, plist, and binaries with Ghidra, ida, or Hopper.

Explore jailbreak types—untethered, semi untethered, and tethered—showing how kernel patches enable persistent post-boot jailbreaking, patch read-write file systems, disable security daemons, and enable OpenSSH access with a root shell.

Explore jailbreaking techniques for iOS devices, including checkmate tools and related exploits. Learn how hardware layer vulnerabilities and bootrom exploits, triggered via DFU mode, enable device access and jailbreaking workflows.

Explore iOS penetration testing fundamentals and the secure cloud core, including secure boot, jailbreaking, Info.plist, IPA, Frida for runtime instrumentation, and SSL pinning bypass.

Conclude the course with guidance on professional reporting and career paths in mobile penetration testing, highlighting key certifications like iMap, Sans mobile security analysis, and practical labs.

Write a mobile penetration testing report for an Android apk using a consultancy template. Cover static analysis of decompiled code and dynamic testing with Frida to document findings and remediation.

Examine how a mobile app's client-side authentication and hard-coded md5 strings enable attackers to access protected resources. Learn methods, including smelly code patching and Frida instrumentation, to bypass security controls.

Master mobile security testing across Android and iOS with hands-on dynamic and static analysis, lab setup, Burp Suite, Frida, SSL pinning bypass, and certification guidance.