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Anatsa Android Trojan Bypasses Google Play Security, Expands Reach to New Countries

The Android banking trojan known as Anatsa has expanded its focus to include Slovakia, Slovenia, and Czechia as part of a new...

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Malicious Apps Use Sneaky Versioning Technique to Bypass Google Play Store Scanners

Threat actors are leveraging a technique called versioning to evade Google Play Store’s malware detections and target Android users. “Campaigns using versioning...

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Two Spyware Apps on Google Play with 1.5 Million Users Sending Data to China

Two file management apps on the Google Play Store have been discovered to be spyware, putting the privacy and security of up...

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Fleckpe Android Malware Sneaks onto Google Play Store with Over 620,000 Downloads

A new Android subscription malware named Fleckpe has been unearthed on the Google Play Store, amassing more than 620,000 downloads in total...

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Google Blocked Over 1.4 Million Malicious Apps From Google Play Store

Since Google bought Android 2005, its sole responsibility has been to provide the best user experience and ensure security for its users....

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Goldoson Android Malware Infects Over 100 Million Google Play Store Downloads

h A new Android malware strain named Goldoson has been detected in the official Google Play Store spanning more than 60 legitimate...

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Cybercriminals Turn to Android Loaders on Dark Web to Evade Google Play Security

Malicious loader programs capable of trojanizing Android applications are being traded on the criminal underground for up to $20,000 as a way...

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Beware of Malicious 2FA Apps in App Store and Google Play that Deploys Malware

Cybersecurity experts at Sophos recently detected multiple malicious 2FA apps in App Store and Google Play that deploy malware. While Twitter made...

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Beware: Malicious Apps On Apple & Google Play Push Users into Fake Investments

Threat actors have managed to get their hands on two shady applications that were uploaded to the app stores managed by both...

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Malicious Google Play Store App Spotted Distributing Xenomorph Banking Trojan

Google has removed two new malicious dropper apps that have been detected on the Play Store for Android, one of which posed...

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Over 75 Applications on Google Play with 13M Installations Deliver Adware

Researchers from HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence team found a new adware operation named ‘Scylla’, which is the third wave of an attack...

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Over a Dozen Android Apps on Google Play Store Caught Dropping Banking Malware

A malicious campaign leveraged seemingly innocuous Android dropper apps on the Google Play Store to compromise users’ devices with banking malware. These...

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New Android Malware on the Google Play Store with Over 3 Million Downloads

A new Android malware called ‘Autolycos’ installed over 3 million times is surfing on the Google Play Store by secretly subscribing users...

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New Octo Banking Trojan Spreading via Fake Apps on Google Play Store

A number of rogue Android apps that have been cumulatively installed from the official Google Play Store more than 50,000 times are...

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SharkBot Banking Trojan Resurfaces On Google Play Store Hidden Behind 7 New Apps

As many as seven malicious Android apps discovered on the Google Play Store masqueraded as antivirus solutions to deploy a banking trojan...

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Android Trojan On the Google Play Store With Over 500,000 Installs Steals from Notifications

On the Google Play Store, the cybersecurity analysts at Dr.Web have recently witnessed a major tip in trojan infiltration. Not only that...

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SharkBot – New Generation Malware on Google Play Distributed as Android Antivirus App

While malware distributors may have a harder time getting their malicious apps through Google’s automatic scanning and flagging system, but, SharkBot shows...