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A new strain of mobile malware found on an array of apps can pull out sensitive data – including audio recordings – from Android phones. Continue reading Sophisticated RedDrop Malware Targets Android Phones
Security researchers have unveiled one of the most powerful and highly advanced Android spyware tools that give hackers full control of infected devices remotely.
Dubbed Skygofree, the Android spyware has been designed for targeted surveillance, and i… Continue reading Skygofree — Powerful Android Spyware Discovered
Google discovered a spyware app that uses nearly a dozen old vulnerabilities to root devices and steal sensitive data from social media applications. Continue reading Google Detects and Boots Tizi Spyware Off Google Play
In an attempt to protect Android users from malware and shady apps, Google has been continuously working to detect and remove malicious apps from your devices using its newly launched Google Play Protect service.
Google Play Protect—a security feature… Continue reading Google Detects Android Spyware That Spies On WhatsApp, Skype Calls
An Android app that falsely claimed to be a tool for keeping smartphones up-to-date with the latest version of the OS was found surreptitiously tracking the physical location of it users using spyware called SMSVova. Continue reading SMSVova Spyware Hiding in ‘System Update’ App Ejected From Google Play Store
An Android app that falsely claimed to be a tool for keeping smartphones up-to-date with the latest version of the OS was found surreptitiously tracking the physical location of it users using spyware called SMSVova. Continue reading SMSVova Spyware Hiding in ‘System Update’ App Ejected From Google Play Store
So unsurprisingly a security researcher found some cheap Android devices phoning home to China when buying a phone to travel with. One of the phones seems to be Blu R1 HD, which is ‘Currently unavailable’ on Amazon.com and customers that bought it have received security update e-mails. Security researchers have uncovered a secret backdoor in…
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