Collaborate Disseminate
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new unpatched vulnerability in the Android operating system that dozens of malicious mobile apps are already exploiting in the wild to steal users’ banking and other login credentials and spy on their activit… Continue reading Unpatched Strandhogg Android Vulnerability Actively Exploited in the Wild
Google announced Wednesday it would work with multiple cybersecurity companies to better secure the Google Play Store, which hackers have repeatedly used to distribute malicious software. Google’s decision to collaborate with ESET, Lookout, and Zimperium is an acknowledgement of the challenges of securing the Play Store and the countless devices that interact with it. Each company has distinguished itself by releasing research detailing how hackers are using mobile apps to spread nefarious code. Google will integrate its Google Play malware detection systems with each of those companies’ anti-virus scanning engines. That will allow the companies to do an extra layer of vetting before an app appears in the Play Store. In announcing the App Defense Alliance, as the partnership is known, Google acknowledged that the current processes for reporting malicious apps in and out of the Play Store “aren’t designed to scale.” With over 2.5 billion Android devices in use, the scale […]
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Bitdefender researchers recently analyzed 25 apps that made it into Google Play, at least for a time, packing aggressive adware SDKs that bombarded users with ads and avoided removal by hiding their presence. Cumulatively, the apps were apparently down… Continue reading Dozens of Apps Still Dodging Google’s Vetting System
The source of infection behind an increasingly precarious mobile malware is causing researchers to scratch their heads. Continue reading Android Malware Plaguing 45K Devices Remains a Mystery
Over the past few months, hundreds of Android users have been complaining online of a new piece of mysterious malware that hides on the infected devices and can reportedly reinstall itself even after users delete it, or factory reset their devices.
Du… Continue reading Mysterious malware that re-installs itself infected over 45,000 Android Phones
First of all, if you have any of the below-listed apps installed on your Android device, you are advised to uninstall it immediately.
Cybersecurity researchers have identified 42 apps on the Google Play Store with a total of more than 8 million downlo… Continue reading 42 Adware Apps with 8 Million Downloads Traced Back to Vietnamese Student
A government is going after a human rights activists in Morocco. It sounds familiar, but I don’t think Humphrey Bogart is running the gin joint this time around.
Questionable Casablanca references aside, Amnesty International has reported another attack against human rights workers. In this case, a pair of Moroccan activists …read more
Beware! Attackers can remotely hijack your Android device and steal data stored on it, if you are using free version of CamScanner, a highly-popular Phone PDF creator app with more than 100 million downloads on Google Play Store.
So, to be safe, just … Continue reading WARNING — Malware Found in CamScanner Android App With 100+ Million Users
Seemingly handy PDF and OCR app turns out to be a privacy horror show. Continue reading Malicious App on Google Play Tallies 100 Million Downloads