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Google Play is believed to be the best platform for downloading applications and users across the globe rely upon it. However, according to LookOut’s cyber security researchers, in the past six months, over a thousand applications have been infected with spyware, and some of them are being distributed through Google Play. These infected applications are […]
With every passing day and every single hack attack, hackers are becoming more innovative in their tricks and apt at their social engineering skills. Now their attacks are difficult to detect, and they are adopting stealthy techniques lately. The latest Android Banking Trojan is a clear proof of this. According to Kaspersky Labs’ security researchers, […]
IT security researchers at Russia based Dr. Web cybersecurity firm have discovered a fake Adobe Flash Player infected with BankingBot malware known for stealing banking and personal data of Android users. “BankingBot” was first spotted in April 2008 but about three months ago it was found infecting over 400 apps on Google Play Store. Once it infects a […]
Google is rolling out their automatic app scanning service called Google Play Protect. What it basically does is it runs in the background on an Android device and constantly monitors apps and games for malicious stuff. Play Protect requires the device to have Google Mobile Services 11 or higher version. Also, the apps you download from […]
Android mobile operating system is often in the news for being targeted by cyber criminals. Now, keeping up with its legacy another Android malware has been discovered by Internet security giant McAfee which acts as a ransomware and threatens users that their personal data will be leaked online if they fail to pay money. Dubbed LeakerLocker; the […]
Capable of intercepting data from more than 40 apps, the SpyDealer malware has been recently discovered by researchers at the Palo Alto network. The malware has a number of capabilities that allow it to extract personal information from a compromised Android device. SpyDealer versions According to the researchers, the malware has different versions. They are […]
Lukas Stefanko, a researcher at ESET security, recently discovered a ransomware that goes by the name of Koler to be affecting Android users based in the US through adult-themed websites and a fake PornHub app. Not a new threat The ransomware is not new, and according to BleepingComputer, it appeared on the scene in 2014. This […]
The IT security researchers at SophosLabs have discovered that Google Play Store currently has as many as 47 apps that contain adware and are being downloaded at an alarmingly fast pace – This is quite troubling as the adware contained in these apps is quite persistent and does not seem to go away no matter […]
With the recent surge in ransomware attacks, it is no surprise to see that attackers have capitalized on the opportunity and played on people’s fears by offering them Android anti-virus apps that are, in reality, another malware. The hunt for anti-virus apps It goes without saying then, that given the dangers and prevalence of ransomware, […]
You might have heard researchers urging Android users not to download apps from a third party store since a lot of them contain malware. Now, things have changed as hackers and cyber criminals are bypassing Google’s security implementation on Play Store and uploading apps infected with malware. The IT security researchers at Trend Mirco have […]
Google Play Store has been found harboring another malware and this one has the ability to disable the security settings on Android devices. The malware is doing this so that it would be able to perform different malicious tasks in the infected system’s background undisturbed. You might be wondering what’s so interesting about another malware […]
Checkpoint researchers revealed that various apps were being downloaded through Google Play and that these so-called apps installed adware into users’ Android phones, secretly tricking them into click ads while earning millions through Google’s pay-per-click feature. The biggest ad fraud: It has been reported that after the campaign was revealed, Google removed over 40 apps […]
Gone are those days when Google play store was a trusted place for downloads and it seems like hackers are bypassing the security protocols of Google play store quite easily as a new attack called “Cloak & Dagger” was spotted by security researchers which could let the hackers take over the infected device. According to the […]
Google Chrome is the go-to browser for almost all the Android users. There is, however, one thing that you need to keep in mind when downloading the browsers for your Android phone. Famous for its poor security measures, Google play store has been an example over the past few years and now the IT security […]
A music app in the Google Play Store called Super Free Music Player turns out to be yet another malware-infected app that Google has missed. So far, between 5,000 and 10,000 people have downloaded it. The app was uploaded to the Play Store on March 31 this year, which means that it was posted for […]
[jpshare]A New Malware called “FalseGuide” Attacked Google Play Store users Nearly 2 Million Android User Infected along with Five additional apps and hide itself in Play store Almost 5 months since Nov 2016. Earlier Stage of this Malware Reached over 50,000 Installations, and hidden with 40 guide apps for games. “FalseGuide” Malware developed by […]
A new Malware has been spotted in the wild targeting Google Play Store apps. The malware has been dubbed as “BankBot” by security researchers rand was first spotted in April 2008. So far at least 400 Google Play Store apps have been compromised. The origin of BankBot: According to the security experts at Securify, the malware seems to […]
Lately, credential stealing campaigns and Instagram go hand in hand as we have seen so many credential stealers targeting social networking app users. These campaigns circulate on Google Play in the form of tools designed to increase the number of followers on Instagram. Recently, 13 malicious apps were identified to be uploaded on Google Play […]
Android apps have always remained an easy target of exploitation primarily because of the high number of Android users across the globe. In the latest research analysis from security firm Palo Alto Networks, it was revealed that around 132 Android apps on Google Play store contain malicious coding. This could be due to the use of infected computers by […]
Malicious Weather App has been discovered by ESET Malware Research Team in google play store which can spy your Android phone and easily lock / unlock your Phone by break the existing pattern/Password. This application Primarily having their mobile banking app compromised.Detected by ESET as Trojan.Android/Spy.Banker.HU, the malware was a trojanized version of the otherwise […]
Cyber criminals prefer targeting Android devices due to its open-source model which means the source code is freely available for anyone to see and use. Lately, there has been an increase in third party apps for Android users but these apps come with a hefty price. Recently, the IT Security researchers at Zscaler identified some fake […]