Beware! Pre-Installed Android Malware Found On 36 High-end Smartphones

Bought a brand new Android Smartphone? Do not expect it to be a clean slate.

At least 36 high-end smartphone models belonging to popular manufacturing companies such as Samsung, LG, Xiaomi, Asus, Nexus, Oppo, and Lenovo, which are being distributed by… Continue reading Beware! Pre-Installed Android Malware Found On 36 High-end Smartphones

Hackers Are Using Android Malware To Spy On Israeli Military Personnel

A group of highly sophisticated state-sponsored hackers is spying on the Israeli military by hacking into the personal Android phones of individual soldiers to monitor their activities and steal data.

A newly released research by Lookout and Kaspersky… Continue reading Hackers Are Using Android Malware To Spy On Israeli Military Personnel

Nasty Android Malware that Infected Millions Returns to Google Play Store

HummingBad – an Android-based malware that infected over 10 million Android devices around the world last year and made its gang an estimated US$300,000 per month at its peak – has made a comeback.

Security researchers have discovered a new variant of the HummingBad malware hiding in more than 20 Android apps on Google Play Store.

The infected apps were already downloaded by over 12 Million

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Nasty Android Malware that Infected Millions Returns to Google Play Store

HummingBad – an Android-based malware that infected over 10 million Android devices around the world last year and made its gang an estimated US$300,000 per month at its peak – has made a comeback.

Security researchers have discovered a new variant of the HummingBad malware hiding in more than 20 Android apps on Google Play Store.

The infected apps were already downloaded by over 12 Million

Continue reading Nasty Android Malware that Infected Millions Returns to Google Play Store

Source Code for another Android Banking Malware Leaked

Another bad news for Android users — Source code for another Android banking malware has been leaked online via an underground hacking forum.

This newly discovered banking Trojan is designed to steal money from bank accounts of Android devices’ owners by gaining administrator privileges on their smartphones.

Apparently, it will attract the attention of many cyber criminals who can recompile

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New Android Malware Hijacks Router DNS from Smartphone

Another day, another creepy malware for Android users!

Security Researchers have uncovered a new Android malware targeting your devices, but this time instead of attacking the device directly, the malware takes control over the WiFi router to which yo… Continue reading New Android Malware Hijacks Router DNS from Smartphone

Did You Install Super Mario Run APK for Android? That’s Malware

After the success of Pokémon Go, Nintendo’s “Super Mario Run” has become the hottest game to hit the market with enormous popularity and massive social impact. The game has taken the world by storm since its launch for iOS devices over a week ago.

Can you believe — it was downloaded more than 40 million times worldwide in its first four days of release.

But if you have downloaded a Super

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