Security News

DressCode Android malware found in 3,000 apps (Help Net Security)
2016-10-03 19:04

When Check Point researchers unearthed more than 40 apps on Google Play (and 400 on third party app stores) infected with the so-called DressCode malware in late October, it was just the tip of...

Surge in polymorphic attacks and malicious Android apps (Help Net Security)
2016-09-22 12:45

Users are over 20 percent less likely to encounter malware and other undesirable executable files than in 2015. The data, collected by Webroot, shows that, although the number of overall malware...

Android Banking Trojan First to Gain Root Privileges (Threatpost)
2016-09-20 15:40

The first mobile banking Trojan that obtains root privileges on Android devices has been seen in the wild.

Bogus Pokémon GO guide app roots Android devices (Help Net Security)
2016-09-16 13:30

The popularity of Pokémon GO is apparently on the wane, but there are still more than enough players to make it a good lure for cyber crooks. In fact, fake apps like the “Guide For Pokémon Go New”...

Android apps based on Adobe AIR SDK send out unencrypted data (Help Net Security)
2016-09-15 18:12

Developers using the Adobe AIR SDK should update to the latest version of the software development kit and rebuild the apps as soon as possible if they don’t want their users’ traffic being...