Kotlin-based malicious apps penetrate Google market

Credit to Author: Gleb Malygin| Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 16:00:00 +0000

New malicious apps appear in Google Play abusing Kotlin, the “safest” official programming language for the Android.

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Cryptominers on Google Play: how Sophos protects customers

Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2018 17:38:24 +0000

SophosLabs has discovered a new, worrisome dimension to the trend of attackers targeting Android mobile users for cryptocurrency mining<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/cdLYcpn6-80″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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A week in security (January 8 – January 14)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2018 19:24:48 +0000

A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from January 8 to January 14, including Meltdown and Spectre fallout, apps with naughty ads, and cybercrime surrounding the Winter Olympics.

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Sophos to explore Android threats at AVAR 2017 conference

Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2017 13:47:26 +0000

Android malware is at the top of the agenda, including ways to combat it through machine learning<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&#038;blog=834173&#038;post=44189&#038;subd=sophos&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/nm39-Dfyifw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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A week in security (November 13 – November 19)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 17:45:51 +0000

Learn what happened in the world of security during the week of November 13 – November 19.

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