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Google has removed two new malicious dropper apps that have been detected on the Play Store for Android, one of which posed as a lifestyle app and was caught distributing the Xenomorph banking malware. “Xenomorph is a trojan that steals credentials from banking applications on users’ devices,” Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers Himanshu Sharma and Viral Gandhi […]
In total, 4 different banking trojan malware disguised as cryptocurrency apps, QR code readers, PDF scanners, fitness monitors, etc. were identified on the Play Store. Android smartphone users must beware of password-stealing Android banking trojan malware hidden in apps on Google Play Store, warns ThreatFabric’s cybersecurity researchers in their report titled “Deceive the Heavens to […]
PhoneSpy spyware is currently targeting Android users in South Korea through third-party platforms. Zimperium zLabs researchers have revealed findings on PhoneSpy spyware that can infiltrate Android handsets and is spread through malicious applications. For now, the good news is that the malicious apps are not available on Google Play Store. “Samples of PhoneSpy were not […]
So far, these fake Android app developers have managed to steal money from 93,000 users and raked in around $350,000. Lookout Threat Lab security researchers identified more than 170 fake Android applications, out of which 25 were available on Google Play and scammed people interested in investing in cryptocurrencies. As for the apps on third-party […]
The researchers managed to identify and report the presence of Joker malware in 8 apps on Google Play Store. In the past three years, the Joker malware has made headlines quite frequently by invading applications available on Google Play Store. The malware infects the user’s device after the infected application is downloaded and keeps collecting […]
Cybersecurity researchers at Trend Micro and McAfee have separately published reports to alert users about a new set of fake and malware-infected Android applications on the Google Play Store. These malicious apps can carry out billing fraud by hijacking SMS message notifications. According to researchers, users in the Arabian Peninsula and Southwest Asia are the […]
Hackers used malware to hack Android devices to create an Android ad fraud botnet called ‘Pareto’ that mimicked millions of connected TV products to generate fake ad views. Cybersecurity firm Human Security, previously White Ops, has uncovered and disrupted a highly sophisticated botnet-based fraud operation in which hackers managed to infect over one million Android […]
The same flaw lets attackers extract GPS data. A few days ago, HackRead shared a video and reported that the Facebook app was using the camera feature on certain versions of iOS without the user’s permission. Now, it has been discovered that a vulnerability in Google and Samsung’s Camera apps on Android enabled other apps […]
Ai.type, an Android app that has earned over 40 million downloads as a “Free emoji keyboard” has been recently caught red-handed engaged in fraud. By unauthorizedly purchasing premium digital content on smartphones, the app made millions of transactions resulting in it commanding huge sums over the course of its scam. Caught by Secure-D, a fraud […]
Amongst the various reasons out there to buy an iPhone, one of them is definitely going to be clear after this article. In the latest, another malware named xHelper is on the rise of infecting Android based devices, a number staggering over 45,000. Symantec which happens to be one of the initial discoverers has reported […]
One of the apps was found dropping recently surfaced “The Joker” malware. A report published by Russian antivirus developer Doctor Web has revealed that despite implementing the latest security features Google Play Store is still home to loads of dangerous malware, adware, and spyware. These malicious apps aim at personal as well as banking data […]
In September alone, over 335 million Android users were tricked into downloading malware-infected apps from the Google Play Store. In all, 172 apps containing threats such as adware and automatic sign-up for fraudulent subscription services circumvented Google’s store security mechanism called Play Protect. The information was released on Tuesday, October 1st by ESET’s security researcher […]
If you are using these two Ad Blockers we suggest removing them from your browser right now or be home to extensive ongoing ad fraud. There are more than 600 million users currently surfing the Internet with their Ad Blockers on. It’s a fact that Ad Blockers greatly hurt daily earnings of websites but at […]
Another day, another Android malware – This time; The Joker malware is here not to creep you out but steal from you. While “The Joker” might be your favorite villain fighting the dark knight, a new malware that goes by the name of it may not entertain you. It has been recently discovered by researcher […]
As with every app downloaded on our smartphones, we grant them specific permissions to help them perform their job. Often, these permissions are asked in the form of a pop-up which users accept without reading. After all, what harm can a simple app do? Turns out, a lot. Avast has released a report that details […]
The new Android ransomware was initially being spread through Reddit and XDA-Developers’ forum. A new type of Android ransomware attack has been identified which has been targeting unsuspected users worldwide. This ransomware, known as Android/Filecoder.C, has been active since July 12th, 2019 and hides behind a game. According to researchers from ESET, the campaign began […]
We have seen in the past how the Google Play Store has become a home to various malicious and even fake apps. The deed continues as more than 150 fake Reliance Jio apps have been discovered on the Android app store, sourcing their way into generating revenue. According to security firm Symantec, around 152 hoax […]
The new malware exploits Android Debug Bridge (ADB) ports. In a research conducted by the Tokyo-based cybersecurity and threat defense firm Trend Micro, it was revealed that there is a new cryptomining malware bot that’s particularly targeting Android devices. The miner exploits the Android Debug Bridge port system of the device that performs the function […]
Triada Banking Trojan came Preinstalled as Backdoor in Budget Android Smartphones- Google Confirms. It would probably be the first time ever in Google’s history that the company has revealed details of the tenacity and success of malware dubbed as Triada. Triada malware was discovered in 2017 and came pre-installed on Android devices. It was believed […]
Tor Browser for Android has been officially launched with tons of privacy-focused features. Privacy enthusiasts have every reason to rejoice as the world’s most famous privacy-focused browser Tor browser is now available for Android. So far, it was only available in Beta version and therefore, its scope as far as user access is concerned was […]
After eight months of testing, a stable release for the Tor browser has arrived on the Play Store. The new Android browser now brings Tor features directly into a standalone browser, replacing the Orbot/Orfox as the main way to connect to the Tor network via Android devices. The stable version (v8.5) of Tor for Android […]