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Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new piece of mobile surveillance malware believed to be developed by a Russian defense contractor that has been sanctioned for interfering with the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Dubbed Monokle, the mobile … Continue reading New Android Spyware Created by Russian Defense Contractor Found in the Wild
Are you sure the WhatsApp app you are using on your Android device is legitimate, even if it’s working perfectly as intended?
…Or the JioTV, AppLock, HotStar, Flipkart, Opera Mini or Truecaller app—if you have installed any of these?
I’m asking thi… Continue reading New Malware Replaced Legit Android Apps With Fake Ones On 25 Million Devices
Chinese authorities are secretly installing surveillance apps on smartphones of foreigners at border crossings in the Xinjiang region who are entering from neighboring Kyrgyzstan, an international investigation revealed.
Xinjiang (XUAR) is an autonomo… Continue reading China’s Border Guards Secretly Installing Spyware App on Tourists’ Phones
Cybersecurity researchers are warning about an ongoing Android malware campaign that has been active since 2016 and was first publicly reported in August 2018.
Dubbed “ViceLeaker” by researchers at Kaspersky, the campaign has recently been found targe… Continue reading ‘Legit Apps Turned into Spyware’ Targeting Android Users in Middle East
Even after Google’s security oversight over its already-huge Android ecosystem has evolved over the years, malware apps still keep coming back to Google Play Store.
Sometimes just reposting an already detected malware app from a newly created Play Sto… Continue reading Google Makes it Tough for Rogue App Developers Get Back on Android Play Store
A new powerful rootkit-enabled spyware operation has been discovered wherein hackers are distributing multifunctional malware disguised as cracked software or trojanized app posing as legitimate software like video players, drivers and even anti-virus … Continue reading Scranos: New Rapidly Evolving Rootkit-Enabled Spyware Discovered
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an iOS version of the powerful mobile phone surveillance app that was initially targeting Android devices through apps on the official Google Play Store.
Dubbed Exodus, as the malware is called, the iOS versio… Continue reading ‘Exodus’ Surveillance Malware Found Targeting Apple iOS Users
Fake service applications in Italian from mobile operators were found to be invasive spyware after successfully bypassing Google Play Store’s filters, according to a group of researchers from non-profit security organization Security Without Bord… Continue reading Italian Android Spyware Infected Google Play Store for Years, Researchers Find
Google has snagged three security and privacy certifications for Google Play as it tries to appeal to enterprises despite numerous malicious apps and security issues. Continue reading Google Play Touts Certs in Quest For Enterprise Security