Over 500 Android Apps On Google Play Store Found Spying On 100 Million Users

Over 500 different Android apps that have been downloaded more than 100 million times from the official Google Play Store found to be infected with a malicious ad library that secretly distributes spyware to users and can perform dangerous operations.
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Android Trojan Now Targets Non-Banking Apps that Require Card Payments

The infamous mobile banking trojan that recently added ransomware features to steal sensitive data and lock user files at the same time has now been modified to steal credentials from Uber and other booking apps as well.

Security researchers at Kasper… Continue reading Android Trojan Now Targets Non-Banking Apps that Require Card Payments

Dangerous Mobile Banking Trojan Gets ‘Keylogger’ to Steal Everything

Cyber criminals are becoming more adept, innovative, and stealthy with each passing day. They have now shifted from traditional to more clandestine techniques that come with limitless attack vectors and are harder to detect.

Security researchers have … Continue reading Dangerous Mobile Banking Trojan Gets ‘Keylogger’ to Steal Everything

Google Detects Dangerous Spyware Apps On Android Play Store

Security researchers at Google have discovered a new family of deceptive Android spyware that can steal a whole lot of information on users, including text messages, emails, voice calls, photos, location data, and other files, and spy on them.

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New Ransomware Threatens to Send Your Internet History & Private Pics to All Your Friends

After WannaCry and Petya ransomware outbreaks, a scary (but rather creative) new strain of ransomware is spreading via bogus apps on the Google Play Store, this time targeting Android mobile users.

Dubbed LeakerLocker, the Android ransomware does not … Continue reading New Ransomware Threatens to Send Your Internet History & Private Pics to All Your Friends

CopyCat Android Rooting Malware Infected 14 Million Devices

A newly uncovered malware strain has already infected more than 14 Million Android devices around the world, earning its operators approximately $1.5 Million in fake ad revenues in just two months.

Dubbed CopyCat, the malware has capabilities to root infected devices, establish persistency, and inject malicious code into Zygote – a daemon responsible for launching apps on Android, providing

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Svpeng Behind a Spike in Mobile Ransomware

Mobile ransomware attacks spike in the first quarter of 2017, growing three and a half times compared to the previous year. Continue reading Svpeng Behind a Spike in Mobile Ransomware

Beware! Over 800 Android Apps on Google Play Store Contain ‘Xavier’ Malware

Over 800 different Android apps that have been downloaded millions of times from Google Play Store found to be infected with malicious ad library that silently collects sensitive user data and can perform dangerous operations.

Dubbed “Xavier,” the mal… Continue reading Beware! Over 800 Android Apps on Google Play Store Contain ‘Xavier’ Malware