Eighteen malicious loan apps on the Google Play Store, posing as legitimate financial services, have scammed users. They offer high-interest-rate loans while harvesting their personal and financial data for malicious purposes, totaling over 12 million downloads. 18 Malicious Loan Apps Defraud Millions of Android Users Cybersecurity researchers have exposed 18 malicious loan apps on the… Continue reading Malicious Loan Apps in Play Store Decieved 12M Users
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Spyware in Fake Telegram Apps Infected Over 10 million Users
It is important to exercise caution when using messenger mods. There have been reports of spyware disguised as modified versions of Telegram on the Google Play Store. This malware designed to extract sensitive information from compromised Android devices. Despite these risks, many users still blindly trust any app verified and published on Google Play. We… Continue reading Spyware in Fake Telegram Apps Infected Over 10 million Users
Android Malware Mimics VPN, Netflix and Over 60k of Other Apps
Android is an open operating system. This is an advantage and a disadvantage. Cybersecurity technology experts recently discovered a widespread Android malware campaign. And given the scale of this campaign, it looks likely that it has been fully automated. A few words about Android malware As we know, the Android operating system is based on… Continue reading Android Malware Mimics VPN, Netflix and Over 60k of Other Apps
Microsoft Experts Found Vulnerabilities in Pre-Installed Android Applications
Microsoft experts have found four serious vulnerabilities in pre-installed Android applications, namely in the framework used by Android applications of several major international mobile service providers. Vulnerabilities were discovered in the platform of mce Systems, an Israeli company that provides software for mobile operators. Let me remind you that we also wrote that About 8%… Continue reading Microsoft Experts Found Vulnerabilities in Pre-Installed Android Applications
About 8% of apps in the Google Play Store are vulnerable to a bug in the Play Core library
Check Point experts warned that developers of many popular Android applications forgot to make an important update and now their product is vulnerable to a bug in the Play Core library. So, according to the company, about 8% of all applications in the Google Play Store use old and unsafe versions of the Play Core… Continue reading About 8% of apps in the Google Play Store are vulnerable to a bug in the Play Core library
Google recruits a team of experts to find bugs in Android applications
ZDNet reports that a number of new positions have been added to Google’s job list. The fact is that Google appears to be recruiting a team of Android security experts that will be looking for vulnerabilities in critical applications from the Google Play Store. According to Sebastian Porst, software development manager for Google Play Protect,… Continue reading Google recruits a team of experts to find bugs in Android applications
BlackRock Trojan steals passwords and card data from 337 applications on Android OS
Researchers from ThreatFabric have published a report on the study of a new Trojan on Android OS, called BlackRock. This malware is aimed stealing data from various applications, including dating applications, instant messengers, bank products, social networks and so on. In total, the trojan can attack 337 applications. This threat was first noticed in May… Continue reading BlackRock Trojan steals passwords and card data from 337 applications on Android OS