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130,000 have already downloaded creepware Seven new stalkerware apps have been spotted for sale on the Android Play Store, despite Google's policy against the invasive monitoring tools.…

Earlier this month, The Hacker News covered a story on research revealing how over 1300 Android apps are collecting sensitive data even when users have explicitly denied the required permissions....

Are you sure the WhatsApp app you are using on your Android device is legitimate, even if it's working perfectly as intended? ...Or the JioTV, AppLock, HotStar, Flipkart, Opera Mini or Truecaller...

Dictators, er, er, freedom-loving leaders' spyware choice gets upgrade, claims Kaspersky A nasty new variant of the FinSpy snoopware tool that infects and slurps data from Android and iOS phones...

Researchers say malware infects phones in order to sneak ads on devices for profit.

One of the most powerful, infamous, and advanced piece of government-grade commercial surveillance spyware dubbed FinSpy—also known as FinFisher—has been discovered in the wild targeting users in...

Two related servers were recently found hosting 17,490 samples of the same Android malware, Trend Micro’s security researchers say. read more

New research has revealed that apps are snooping on data such as location and unique ID number - even when users haven't given permission.

Study finds Android apps circumvented privacy opt-in rules and collected sensitive user information against user permission.

Smartphones are a goldmine of sensitive data, and modern apps work as diggers that continuously collect every possible information from your devices. The security model of modern mobile operating...