Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2023 11:22:55 +0000
Researchers say mobile malware purveyors have been abusing a bug in the Google Android platform that lets them sneak malicious code into benign mobile apps and evade security scanning tools. Google says it has updated its app malware detection mechanisms in response to the new research.
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Credit to Author: Jagadeesh Chandraiah| Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2023 10:00:40 +0000
CryptoRom” fake crypto-trading mobile apps pushed through AI-assisted romance scam, using ChatGPT to lure targets.
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Credit to Author: Tatyana Shishkova| Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:00:34 +0000
A slew of apps containing the Harly Trojan subscriber have been found on Google Play, adding up to more than 4.8 million downloads. We explain why these apps are dangerous.
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Credit to Author: Enoch Root| Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 09:10:24 +0000
In the app descriptions on Google Play, a new Data Safety section was added, but the app permissions list has disappeared.
Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 15:09:44 +0000
We take a look at warnings of malware-infested WhatsApp downloads offered outside of the Google Play store.
The post WhatsApp warns users: Fake versions of WhatsApp are trying to steal your personal info appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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Credit to Author: Anastasia Starikova| Date: Fri, 06 May 2022 14:31:51 +0000
What are Trojan subscribers, how do they work, and how to protect your Android smartphone from unwanted paid subscriptions.
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Credit to Author: Julia Glazova| Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 14:01:59 +0000
We look at Android viruses and their behavior in 2021: malicious advertisement SDKs, more Trojans in Google Play and new tricks.
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Credit to Author: JR Raphael| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 04:00:00 -0800
Android security is always a hot topic on these here Nets of Inter — and almost always for the wrong reason.
As we’ve discussed ad nauseam over the years, most of the missives you read about this-or-that super-scary malware/virus/brain-eating-boogie-monster are overly sensationalized accounts tied to theoretical threats with practically zero chance of actually affecting you in the real world. If you look closely, in fact, you’ll start to notice that the vast majority of those stories stem from companies that — gasp! — make their money selling malware protection programs for Android phones. (Pure coincidence, right?)