Collaborate Disseminate
Android VPN apps that have gone through an independent security validation will now be able to claim that distinction on Google Play with a prominent badge in their Data Safety section. “We’ve launched this banner beginning with VPN apps due to t… Continue reading Google Play will mark independently validated VPN apps
Posted by Nataliya Stanetsky, Android Security and Privacy Team
Keeping Google Play safe for users and developers remains a top priority for Google. As users increasingly prioritize their digital privacy and security, we continue to invest in our Dat… Continue reading More ways for users to identify independently security tested apps on Google Play
Google is enhancing Google Play Protect’s real-time scanning to include code-level scanning, to keep Android devices safe from malicious and unwanted apps, especially those downloaded (or sideloaded) from outside of the Google Play app store R… Continue reading Google Play Protect takes on malicious apps with code-level scanning
ESET researchers have identified two active campaigns targeting Android users, where the threat actors behind the tools for Telegram and Signal are attributed to the China-aligned APT group GREF. Most likely active since July 2020 and since July 2022, … Continue reading Trojanized Signal, Telegram apps found on Google Play, Samsung Galaxy Store
Researchers say mobile malware purveyors have been abusing a bug in the Google Android platform that lets them sneak malicious code into benign mobile apps and evade security scanning tools. Google says it has updated its app malware detection mechanisms in response to the new research. Continue reading How Malicious Android Apps Slip Into Disguise
Sophos released new findings on CryptoRom scams—a subset of pig butchering schemes designed to trick users of dating apps into making fake cryptocurrency investments. Since May, Sophos X-Ops has observed CryptoRom fraudsters refining their techniques, … Continue reading 7 fake cryptocurrency investment apps discovered in Google Play, Apple App Store
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Mobile security solutions provider Pradeo’s security researchers have shared details of the spyware they discovered hiding on the…
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: China-Linked Spyware Found in Google Play S… Continue reading China-Linked Spyware Found in Google Play Store Apps, 2m Downloads
ESET researchers have discovered a trojanized Android app named iRecorder – Screen Recorder. It was available on Google Play as a legitimate app in September 2021, with malicious functionality most likely added in August 2022. During its existenc… Continue reading Legitimate Android app transforms into data-snooping malware
Sophos researchers uncovered multiple apps masquerading as legitimate, ChatGPT-based chatbots to overcharge users. These apps have popped up in the Google Play and Apple App Store. Because the free versions have near-zero functionality and constant ads… Continue reading Scammers exploit AI trend with fake ChatGPT apps on Google Play, Apple App Store
Boffins at McAfee have identified 38 Android apps in the Google Play store that unashamedly rip off the ever-popular gaming sensation Minecraft, but are actually designed to stealthily earn advertising revenue. Continue reading Minecraft clones stealthily load ads on millions of Android devices