Security News

Majority of Android Apps Contain Embedded User-Tracking: Report
2017-11-28 15:34

Seventy-five percent of 300 Android apps tested by Exodus Privacy and analyzed by the Yale Privacy Lab contain embedded trackers, including Uber, Tinder, Skype, Twitter, Spotify and Snapchat. The...

Google Detects Android Spyware That Spies On WhatsApp, Skype Calls
2017-11-28 01:29

In an attempt to protect Android users from malware and shady apps, Google has been continuously working to detect and remove malicious apps from your devices using its newly launched Google Play...

Google knows where Android users are even if they disable location services
2017-11-22 18:21

As it turns out, turning off location services on Android devices does not mean that Google can’t pinpoint your location. According to a recent Quartz report, since the beginning of 2017, Android...

North Korean Hackers Target Android Users in South
2017-11-21 09:59

At least two cybersecurity firms have noticed that the notorious Lazarus threat group, which many experts have linked to North Korea, has been using a new piece of Android malware to target...

Google Collects Android Location Data Even When Location Service Is Disabled
2017-11-21 06:40

Do you own an Android smartphone? If yes, then you are one of those billions of users whose smartphone is secretly gathering location data and sending it back to Google. Google has been caught...

Screen/Audio Capture Vulnerability Impacts Lion's Share of Android Devices
2017-11-20 15:07

A vulnerability that allows malicious applications to capture screen contents and record audio without a user’s knowledge impacts over 78% of Android devices, researchers claim. read more

BankBot Returns On Play Store – A Never Ending Android Malware Story
2017-11-20 09:13

Even after so many efforts by Google for making its Play Store away from malware, shady apps somehow managed to fool its anti-malware protections and infect people with malicious software. A team...

Multi-Stage Android Malware Evades Google Play Detection
2017-11-15 14:53

A newly discovered multi-stage Android malware that managed to sneak into Google Play is using advanced anti-detection features, ESET security researchers reveal. read more

Google Begins Removing Play Store Apps Misusing Android Accessibility Services
2017-11-14 04:35

Due to rise in malware and adware abusing Android accessibility services, Google has finally decided to take strict steps against the apps on its app platform that misuse this feature. Google has...

Google will remove apps that misuse Android Accessibility Services from Google Play
2017-11-13 21:08

Android app developers whose offerings implement Accessibility Services for reasons other that helping users with disabilities use their apps have less then 30 days to switch to other methods, or...