Collaborate Disseminate
The official Android app market has traditionally been regarded as a safe place to install applications from. Every once in a while, remarkably malicious apps slip right through and start wreaking havoc before they’re spotted and retired. Today’s blog … Continue reading Apps on Google Play Tainted with Cerberus Banker Malware
The official app store is taking on spy- and surveillance-ware, along with apps that could be used to mount political-influence campaigns. Continue reading Google Play Bans Stalkerware and ‘Misrepresentation’
The flaws are disclosed as Oracle reportedly partners with TikTok as concerns in the U.S. over spying continue. Continue reading TikTok Fixes Flaws That Opened Android App to Compromise
Columbia University researchers have released Crylogger, an open source dynamic analysis tool that shows which Android apps feature cryptographic vulnerabilities. They also used it to test 1780 popular Android apps from the Google Play Store, and the r… Continue reading Popular Android apps are rife with cryptographic vulnerabilities
The six malicious apps have been removed from Google Play, but could still threaten 200,000 installs. Continue reading Joker Spyware Plagues More Google Play Apps
Twenty-nine bad mobile apps with a combined 3.5 million downloads bombard users with out-of-context ads. Continue reading Malicious ‘Blur’ Photo App Campaign Discovered on Google Play
A new variant of the Joker malware has hoodwinked its way onto the Google Play marketplace yet again, in 11 Android apps that were recently removed. Continue reading Joker Android Malware Dupes Its Way Back Onto Google Play
Security researchers detected a new variant of the Joker spyware family that had infiltrated Google Play and had begun abusing an old trick to target users. Check Point Research found that the authors of Joker, a dropper and premium dialer spyware, had… Continue reading Joker Spyware Infiltrated Google Play, Abused Old Trick to Target Users
The Cerberus malware can steal banking credentials, bypass security measures and access text messages. Continue reading Cerberus Banking Trojan Unleashed on Google Play
Last month, Google removed 25 Android apps from its Google Play Store after discovering they were stealing users’ Facebook account credentials. The malicious apps, identified by security company Evina, appeared to be created by the same developer… Continue reading Google Removes 25 Malicious Google Play Apps Stealing Facebook Login Credentials