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Google has recently pulled 36 fake security apps from Google Play, after they’ve been flagged by Trend Micro researchers. Posing as legitimate security solutions, and occasionally misusing the name of well-known AV vendors like Avast, the apps se… Continue reading 36 fake security apps removed from Google Play
Are the mobile apps you’re using to store or handle your cryptocurrency stash, track the currencies’ price, or interact with cryptocurrency exchanges secure? Judging by the results of a recent audit by High-Tech Bridge, the chances are slim… Continue reading How secure are cryptocurrency mobile apps?
Late last week, a Reddit user took to the popular discussion site to reveal that the app that is used to control remote control sex toys made by Lovense “seems to be recording while the vibrator is on.” “I was going through my phone media to prepare it for a factory reset and came across a .3gp file named ‘tempSoundPlay.3gp’ in the folder for the App. The file was a FULL audio recording 6 minutes … More → Continue reading Teledildonics maker Lovense fixes bug to delete recordings of user sessions from phones
Awareness and concern for privacy and security on the web are at an all-time high, mainly because of the ubiquitous nature of threats. From anti-viruses to ad blockers, from anonymous browsing apps to anti-tracking apps – there’s a lot for the mobile phone user to check out and possibly use. Particularly those who need to […]
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Two phishing apps that were made to look like the official app of popular cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex have been booted off Google Play after ESET researchers notified Google of their existence. About the removed apps The miscreants have used the Poloniex logo and visual identity to create the illusion of a legitimate app, but have also taken advantage of the fact that the exchange never released an official mobile app. The more popular of the … More → Continue reading Beware fake Android cryptocurrency trading apps on Google Play
Google has started another bug bounty initiative: the Google Play Security Reward Program. While the name of the program might suggest that bug hunters will be after vulnerabilities in Google’s official Android app market, in reality they will be asked to unearth bugs in all of Google’s apps available on Google Play, as well as a short list of other popular ones. Currently in scope are the Alibaba, Dropbox, Duolingo, Headspace, Line, Snapchat, Mail.Ru, and … More → Continue reading Google wants bug hunters to probe popular Android apps for bugs
South Korean giant Samsung Electronics is now offering bounties for reported bugs in its mobile devices, software and services. “The rewards program kicked off with a pilot in January 2016 to ensure an efficient and productive public introduction to the broader security community,” the company explained. “Samsung’s Mobile Security Rewards program is the latest initiative to demonstrate the company’s steadfast commitment to enabling secure experiences for all its customers.” What’s in scope? Researchers are instructed … More → Continue reading Samsung offers up to $200,000 for bugs in its devices, services
An ad-hoc alliance of tech firms has managed to seriously cripple an Android-based botnet that was being actively used to DDoS multiple content providers. The botnet, dubbed WireX by the researchers, consisted of Android devices with malicious apps installed. In fact, in the wake of the discovery, Google has pulled some 300 such apps from Google Play, began removing them remotely from affected users’ devices, and blocked them from being installed. The malicious apps The … More → Continue reading Tech firms band together to take down Android DDoS botnet
Security researchers have identified over 500 apps on Google Play containing an advertising software development kit (SDK) called Igexin, which allowed covert download of spying plugins. The apps in question represent a wide selection of photo editors, Internet radio and travel apps, educational, health and fitness apps, weather apps, and so on, and were downloaded over 100 million times across the Android ecosystem. Malicious third-party code “Typically, mobile apps use advertising SDKs to make it … More → Continue reading Google pulls 500+ backdoored apps from Google Play
The pervasiveness of smartphones has resulted in an onslaught of mobile apps, and it’s pretty safe to say that, by now, there is an app for every imaginable purpose. Unfortunately, among the many helpful ones are also many malicious apps – no app market is safe from them. Fortunately, there are ways to spot such apps. RiskIQ researchers have been monitoring over 120 mobile app stores around the world, and based on their findings, they … More → Continue reading How to spot malicious mobile apps