Malicious App on Google Play Tallies 100 Million Downloads
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
Category Archives: Chinese malware
China’s Border Guards Secretly Installing Spyware App on Tourists’ Phones
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
CopyCat Android Rooting Malware Infected 14 Million Devices
A newly uncovered malware strain has already infected more than 14 Million Android devices around the world, earning its operators approximately $1.5 Million in fake ad revenues in just two months.
Dubbed CopyCat, the malware has capabilities to root infected devices, establish persistency, and inject malicious code into Zygote – a daemon responsible for launching apps on Android, providing
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Dangerous Rootkit found Pre-Installed on nearly 3 Million Android Phones
Here’s some bad news for Android users again.
Nearly 3 Million Android devices worldwide are vulnerable to man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks that could allow attackers to remotely execute arbitrary code with root privileges, turning over full control o… Continue reading Dangerous Rootkit found Pre-Installed on nearly 3 Million Android Phones
Pre-installed Backdoor On 700 Million Android Phones Sending Users’ Data To China
Do you own an Android smartphone? You could be one of those 700 Million users whose phone is secretly sending text messages to China every 72 hours.
You heard that right. Over 700 Million Android smartphones contain a secret ‘backdoor’ that surreptiti… Continue reading Pre-installed Backdoor On 700 Million Android Phones Sending Users’ Data To China