Author Archives: Nathan Collier

Mobile Menace Monday: upping the ante on Adups

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Adups, the same China-based company caught collecting an abundance of user data and creating a backdoor on mobile devices in 2016, has another trick up its sleeve.
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New Android Trojan malware discovered in Google Play

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New Android Trojan malware has been found in Google Play masquerading as multiple apps. We call this malware Android/Trojan.AsiaHitGroup.
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New Android Trojan malware discovered in Google Play

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New Android Trojan malware has been found in Google Play masquerading as multiple apps. We call this malware Android/Trojan.AsiaHitGroup.
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Cybercrime
Mobile

Tags: AndroidAsiaHitGroupGoogle PlayMobile

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Mobile Menace Monday: Implications of Google Play Protect

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Along with the recent release of Google’s new OS Android 8.0 Oreo, they also released a new security suite known as Google Play Protect.

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Mobile Menace Monday: Malicious clicker with extra maliciousness included

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A new malicious clicker has emerged onto third-party app stores.
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Mobile Menace Monday: Fake WannaCry Scanner

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With all the buzz around the PC ransomware WannaCry, it’s no surprise that a fake antivirus (FakeAV) has emerged on Google Play.

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Mobile Menace Monday: Ransomware targets Tencent users

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Because Android ransomware is on the raise, users should be extra cautious.
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Cybercrime
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Mobile Menace Monday: Securing your privacy on Android

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If you work at a company that allows you to use your mobile device to login email, access company data, and/or connect to company Wi-Fi, you could be more of a risk than you think.
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Mobile Menace Monday: Preinstalled adware and sometimes worse

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BLU manufactured mobile devices have been discovered with preinstalled adware known as Android/Adware.YeMobi.
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Mobile Menace Monday: Facebook Lite infected with Spy FakePlay

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A lite version of the popular mobile app Facebook has been infected with Android/Trojan.Spy.FakePlay.
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