CloudSEK BeVigil app protects Android users from security risks
CloudSEK launched the BeVigil app to provide users with detailed information about the security and privacy practices of their mobile apps. …
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Malicious Apps with Over 2 Million Installs Found on Google Play
Multiple apps pretending to be useful utilities and system optimizers, but hiding malware have been identified by researchers on Google …
Predatory loan mobile apps grab data, harass users and their contacts
Lookout researchers have discovered nearly 300 Android and iOS apps that trick victims into unfair loan terms, exfiltrate excessive user …
Malware Spotted on the Google Play Store Steals Banking Credentials & Intercepts SMS Messages
The Zscaler ThreatLabz team found the ‘Xenomorph’ banking trojan embedded in a Lifestyle app in the Google Play store. The app’s name …
Week in review: Microsoft fixes many zero-days, malicious droppers on Google Play, IRISSCON 2022
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Taking cybersecurity investments to …
Android warning: These malicious apps had over a million downloads from Google Play
Cybersecurity researchers identify an aggressive adware campaign. The developer is now banned from Google Play – but if you’ve not …
Malicious droppers on Google Play deliver banking malware to victims
Android users are often advised to get mobile apps from Google Play, the company’s official app marketplace, to minimize the possibility …
Oh, look: More malware in the Google Play store
A quartet of malware-laden Android apps from a single developer have been caught with malicious code more than once, yet the infected apps …
WhatsApp goes after Chinese password scammers via US court
If you can’t beat ’em, sue ’em! Actually, the original quote doesn’t quite go like that, but you get the …
Malicious Apps With Millions of Downloads Found in Apple App Store, Google Play
The ongoing ad fraud campaign can be traced back to 2019, but recently expanded into the iOS ecosystem, researchers …
Dangerous SharkBot Malware Back on Google Play as Fake Antivirus Apps
Fox IT has observed an upgraded version of the SharkBot malware active in the Google Play and dropping a new version of Sharkbot. This new …
Sharkbot Malware Swims Back To Google Play To Bite New Victims, Delete These Apps Now
A nasty bit of Android malware previously lurking on the Google Play Store has returned with additional capabilities. Known as SharkBot, …
SharkBot Malware Resurfaces on Google Play to Steal Users’ Credentials
An upgraded version of the SharkBot mobile malware has been spotted on Google’s Play Store, suggested a new blog post by Fox-IT, part of …
Google Play malware: If you’ve downloaded these malicious apps, delete them immediately
Cybersecurity researchers identify 35 apps, many downloaded over 100,000 times, that have been serving up malware to millions of Android …