Tag: WAP

  • New WAPDropper malware abuses Android devices for WAP fraud

    Security researchers have detected a new strain of Android malware being currently distributed in the wild, primarily targeting users …

  • Google removes 17 Android apps doing WAP billing fraud from the Play Store

    Google has removed this week 17 Android applications from the official Play Store. The 17 apps, spotted by security researchers from …

  • WAP Billing Trojans Threaten Android Users

    “We haven’t seen these types of Trojans for a while. The fact that they have become so popular lately might indicate that cybercriminals have started to use other verified techniques, such as WAP-billing, to exploit users,” said Roman Unuchek, security expert at Kaspersky Lab. Read full news article on SecurityWeek  

  • WAP-billing Trojan-Clickers on rise

    During the preparation of the “IT threat evolution Q2 2017” report I found several common Trojans in the “Top 20 mobile malware programs” list that were stealing money from users using WAP-billing – a form of mobile payment that charges costs directly to the user’s mobile phone bill so they don’t need to register a…

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