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The intrusive activities of companies like Facebook are getting further and further. A group of information security experts has revealed that some menstrual period tracking mobile apps have shared multiple confidential details with the social media giant, including use of birth control methods, dates periods and some symptoms of users. There are multiple menstrual monitoring […]
We have often reported malicious Android apps and how Google ends up eradicating those apps from the Play Store. The trend we’ve noticed is that such malware apps always have a low download count. However, today’s story teaches us that even prominent Android apps, with more than 100 million downloads, can have malicious intent. Researchers […]
Beware! Attackers can remotely hijack your Android device and steal data stored on it, if you are using free version of CamScanner, a highly-popular Phone PDF creator app with more than 100 million downloads on Google Play Store. So, to be safe, just uninstall the CamScanner app from your Android device now, as Google has already […]
Researchers discovered an open-source spyware AhMyth associated with Google play store app called RB Music to intrude the Android users device to steal various sensitive information. RB Music also know as Radio Balouch, a malicious streaming radio based Android app appeared in Google play store borrowed malicious features and functionality from AhMyth to infect the Android users […]
There are times in order to somehow forecast the future of cybersecurity, data from the past is required. However, there is still a tendency for cybercriminals to actually innovate beyond expectations, given that they continue to play as the mice to the cybersecurity industry’s cats. As July opens the second half of 2019, let us […]
For the plethora of its apps, Google has also released its toned-down versions in the past to allow more people to use them. Adding to the list, Google has now announced an offline variant of Google Photos called Gallery Go. Announced at the Google For Nigeria event, the Gallery Go app is a stripped-down variant […]
Google has been attempting to get into the social media space for a while; it had Google+ and even Schemer, both of them ultimately getting shut down. Now, the search giant has tried again in the arena with a new app called Shoelace. The new app is meant to connect people (like two shoelaces connected […]
Google Play is implementing more and more strict rules to ensure that the platform does not turn into a breeding ground for fake apps. But every now and then, security researchers spot fake Android apps duping users. This time a fake Samsung app has been spotted by the CSIS Security Group trying to mint money […]
Previously, I told you guys how to get Google’s Digital Wellbeing feature on non-Pixel smartphones with the use of the ActionDash app. The app has now received a new update, which has brought forth a new feature, existing in Android Q’s Digital Wellbeing. ActionDash’s updated version 3.0 has a new feature called Focus Mode, which […]
Researchers discovered a fake photo editing apps which are used by cybercriminals to launch MobOk Malware that takes complete control of the infected Android device. Threat actors are targeting Android users through legitimate Google play store app and hiding this malware to steal money by letting users subscribe to premium services. Two photo editor apps […]
Ever since both the mobile platforms, Android and iOS, came into existence, a major difference has been there in the cash earned by the developers of the respective platforms. In most cases, iOS devs have been able to crunch more money. Now, we are living in 2019 and it seems that the story hasn’t changed […]
If you remember in September 2018, we came across a report from Nightwatch Cybersecurity regarding a security vulnerability in Android that allowed malicious apps to bypass permissions checks, and as a result, gain access to reading the information, including the location of the device. According to Nightwatch Cybersecurity, the vulnerability affects all versions of Android […]
The embattled Facebook is facing another huge setback this week, as their acquired iOS/Android app, WhatsApp is affected by a spy-like trojan on some version of the app available for download. The social media giant categorizes the issue as a “spyware” that was embedded to some variants of WhatsApp inserted by threat actors as they […]
Expanding its wallet capabilities further and bringing in competition in the e-wallet ecosystem, Amazon has announced person-to-person payments via Amazon Pay in India. Users will now be able to conduct recharges, transfer money via the bank, pay for bills and services, and more via Amazon Pay, which is based on UPI. Additionally, users will be […]
It seems like Google is changing the way an Android smartphone receives its system software update. According to a Reddit user, their respective Pixel 3 devices are getting Android software updates differently. The Reddit post suggests that two Pixel 3 users received a system software update notification for the Android Q Beta 2, much like […]
Earlier as part of the test pilot (for iOS users), Mozilla’s Firefox Lockbox app is now available for Android users. The Firefox Lockbox password manager app allows users to securely store passwords, which are already stored in the Mozilla Firefox browser. Therefore, a downside appears; it doesn’t let users add new passwords or delete the […]
Mozilla recently introduced its file-sharing service, Firefox Send, which was initially available on the web. As promised previously, the service now has an Android app, currently available in the form of a beta. Firefox Send allows users to share files with other users, in a secure and end-to-end encrypted form. Another highlight of the file-sharing […]
Popular web browser Opera has now incorporated its VPN for Android users as part of a new software update (Opera for Android 51) for its Android app version. Android users will receive free VPN protection, which has expanded from Opera’s desktop version and Android beta. To recall, the availability of the free VPN was previously restricted to Android […]
Facebook-owned WhatsApp has been working hard to maintain the security and privacy of users of late. Taking this forward, the messaging app is now banning users who are more inclined towards its clones than the official version. As announced via its FAQ section, WhatsApp is displaying a warning message to users who are violating WhatsApp’s […]
A report by ASER 2018 report hints that only half of the Class 5 students can read a Class 2 textbook with ease. Therefore, with an aim to improve the overall reading literacy in India, Google has launched a new Android app, dubbed Bolo for children in the country. Based on Google’s speech recognition and text-to-speech […]
In a recent report published by Bleeping Computer, it has been revealed that devices of millions of Android users around the world might have been compromised owing to the popular apps sharing persistent data along with ad IDs. According to AppCensus, well over 18000 applications on Google’s Play Store were found to be in violation of […]