Tag: Google Play
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BankBot Targets Polish Banks via Google Play
The malware hid inside the seemingly legitimate Crypto Monitor, an app for tracking cryptocurrency prices, and StorySaver, a utility that …
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Millions Impacted by Credential-Stealers in Google Play
During October and November 2017, Kaspersky Lab researchers discovered 85 applications in Google Play that were designed to steal …
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An analysis of 120 mobile app stores uncovers plethora of malicious apps
RiskIQ analyzed 120 mobile app stores and more than 2 billion daily scanned resources. In listing and analyzing the app stores hosting the …
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Banking malware on Google Play targets Polish banks
Another set of banking Trojans has found its way past Google Play’s security mechanisms, this time targeting a number of Polish banks. …
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DoubleHidden malware found hiding on Google Play
Android malware uses multiple tricks to remain hidden on …
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Google will not tolerate Android apps that collect personal data without permission
As part of this policy, Google will start flagging apps and websites that collect user data without consent. “Apps handling personal user …
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Privacy: Google updates Safe Browsing rules so apps must warn when they collect personal data
Google is introducing changes to its Safe Browsing policies, requiring Android apps to display their own privacy warning if they collect …
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New Malicious dropper Spreading Dangerous “Bankbot” Banking Malware via Google Play store
Two new campaigns using a malicious dropper to inject bankbot Banking Malware via play store apps and campaigns are dropping two different …
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66 Percent of Popular Android Cryptocurrency Apps Don’t Use Encryption
As the value of cryptocurrencies continues to skyrocket nearly across the board, hackers and scammers are stealing digital money from …
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Tizi backdoor rooted Android devices by exploiting old vulnerabilities
Google has discovered and removed from Google Play a number of apps that contained the Tizi backdoor, which installs spyware to steal …
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New BankBot Version Avoids Detection in Google Play — Again
BankBot’s newest version ducked detection in Google Play by downloading its payload from an external source, according to a report by …
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New campaigns spread banking malware through Google Play
This year we have seen many different malware campaigns trying to compromise users with malicious apps distributed via Google Play. Even …
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