Security News

Are your Android apps sending unencrypted data?
2018-05-29 11:47

This simple setup will help you discover if you've got leaky apps.

Russian Police Arrest Man Involved in Android Banking Trojan Scheme
2018-05-25 12:30

Law enforcement authorities in Russia have arrested an unnamed 32-year-old man who is believed to be part of a cybercrime ring that made up to $8,000 per day using Android banking Trojans. read more

High-level vulnerabilities discovered in 84% of Android shopping apps
2018-05-23 11:30

More than 84% of the shopping apps have three or more high-level security vulnerabilities, according to a security assessment by Appknox and Seworks. A total of 274 vulnerabilities were detected...

Facebook conspiracy theories after Android app tries to “get root”
2018-05-21 17:41

Facebook's Android app suddenly started making a bid for superuser access. Conspiracy theories popped up like fungi. (It's now fixed.)

Fortnite is coming to Android, but malicious fake apps are already there
2018-05-21 17:30

Android users eager to play the increasingly popular Fortnite survival game on their mobile devices are being targeted left and right with malicious apps masquerading as the game or apps related...

Android Malware Targets North Korean Deflectors
2018-05-21 16:13

Recent attacks orchestrated by a hacking group referred to as “Sun Team” have targeted North Korean deflectors via malicious applications in the Google Play store, McAfee reports. read more

DNS-Hijacking Malware Targeting iOS, Android and Desktop Users Worldwide
2018-05-21 15:03

Widespread routers' DNS hijacking malware that recently found targeting Android devices has now been upgraded its capabilities to target iOS devices as well as desktop users. Dubbed Roaming...

Google will force Android OEMs to push out security patches regularly
2018-05-18 12:15

Android P, the ninth major version of the widely-used mobile OS, is expected to be released later this year. Google has already announced a slew of security and privacy improvements that will be...

Fake Fortnite Apps for Android Spread Spyware, Cryptominers
2018-05-17 19:48

An array of malicious Android apps purporting to be popular game Fortnite are instead harvesting call logs and downloading cryptomining malware.

The next Android version’s killer feature? Security patches
2018-05-15 12:26

Not before time, Google is addressing the mess it's made of Android updates