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Out of the 2 billion Android users out there, the rate of potential malware infection is less than 1 percent across the board, Google says. Continue reading ThreatList: Google Play Nine Times Safer Than Third-Party App Stores
Alphabet subsidiary and tech incubator Jigsaw, which concentrates on creating solutions for “the toughest geopolitical challenges,” has released Intra, an Android apps that encrypts DNS queries. About Intra Intra encrypts DNS queries so tha… Continue reading Jigsaw releases Intra, an Android app that encrypts DNS queries to thwart online censorship
McAfee released its McAfee Labs Threats Report September 2018, examining the growth and trends of new cyber threats in Q2 2018. In the second quarter, they saw the surge in cryptomining malware growth that began in Q4 2017 continue through the first ha… Continue reading Cryptocurrency mining malware increases 86%
Researchers have flagged 25 apps on Google Play that are surreptitiously mining cryptocurrency for their developers, and some of these have still not been removed, they warn. About the malicious apps Disguised as games, utilities and educational offeri… Continue reading Stealthy cryptomining apps still on Google Play
Checkpoint on the Black Rose Lucy malware bundle, ESET on fake finance apps found on Google Play, and Sophos on the security features in iOS 12
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ESET researchers have discovered malicious apps impersonating various financial services and the Austrian cryptocurrency exchange Bitpanda on Google Play. The fake apps Uploaded to Google’s official app store in June 2018 and collectively downloa… Continue reading Bogus finance apps on Google Play target users worldwide
A couple years ago I was doing some phishing investigations training at the Police School in Santiago, Chile. One module in my training was called “Logs Don’t Lie” which pointed out that in most cases we have everything we need to prioritize a ph… Continue reading Android Malware Intercepts SMS 2FA: We have the Logs!
ESET’s Lukáš Štefanko argues that by shunning Google Play, Epic Games sets a dangerous precedent.
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Last spring, we found yet another piece of riskware on Google Play we call Android/PUP.Riskware.FakeGift. FakeGift does exactly what its name implies: gives its users fake gifts that can be redeemed for…absolutely nothing.
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Cybercri… Continue reading Mobile Menace Monday: FakeGift is the gift that keeps on frustrating
After Google publicized the flaw seven days after a patch was issued, the Epic Games CEO called out the company for irresponsible disclosure. Continue reading Fortnite Android App Falls Victim to Man-in-the-Disk Flaw