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After six million downloads, two spyware Baidu apps have been removed from the Play Store. What took Google so long?
The post Google Finally Pulls Chinese Apps Stealing Personal Data appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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In early 2020 we identified a new, highly sophisticated Android espionage platform that had been active in the wild for at least 4 years. We named the threat Mandrake as the actor(s) behind it used names of toxic plants, or other botanical references, … Continue reading Mandrake – owning Android devices since 2016
Watch out! If you have any of the below-mentioned file managers and photography apps installed on your Android phone—even if downloaded from the official Google Store store—you have been hacked and being tracked.
These newly detected malicious Androi… Continue reading 3 Google Play Store Apps Exploit Android Zero-Day Used by NSO Group
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
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
The Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) is stepping up its fight against Stalkerware. It’s asking for help from AV vendors, phone platform makers, and law enforcement. It’s time to put an end to it.
The post Stalkerware? Spouseware? Creepware? Just Ca… Continue reading Stalkerware? Spouseware? Creepware? Just Call It Horrific
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
In August 2018, Bitdefender researchers stumbled across an Android malware framework, dubbed Triout, which packed massive surveillance capabilities. Bundled with a legitimate application ripped from the official Google Play marketplace, the spyware fra… Continue reading Triout Android Spyware Framework Makes a Comeback, Abusing App with 50 Million Downloads
Security researchers have uncovered a new, powerful Android malware framework that is being used by cybercriminals to turn legitimate apps into spyware with extensive surveillance capabilities—as part of what seems to be a targeted espionage campaign.
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A roundup of security news from June 18 – 24 that includes the SamSam ransomware, DNS rebinding, a World Cup phishing campaign, and lots and lots of Android malware.
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