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Malicious Android 'Vapor' apps on Google Play installed 60 million times
2025-03-18 17:52

Over 300 malicious Android applications downloaded 60 million items from Google Play acted as adware or attempted to steal credentials and credit card information. [...]

BADBOX 2.0 Botnet Infects 1 Million Android Devices for Ad Fraud and Proxy Abuse
2025-03-18 10:01

At least four different threat actors have been identified as involved in an updated version of a massive ad fraud and residential proxy scheme called BADBOX, painting a picture of an...

iPhone & Android Users: A Major Privacy Upgrade is Coming Soon
2025-03-17 22:59

This breakthrough will finally allow secure, encrypted messaging between different mobile platforms.

North Korea’s ScarCruft Deploys KoSpy Malware, Spying on Android Users via Fake Utility Apps
2025-03-13 14:23

The North Korea-linked threat actor known as ScarCruft is said to have been behind a never-before-seen Android surveillance tool named KoSpy targeting Korean and English-speaking users. Lookout,...

New North Korean Android spyware slips onto Google Play
2025-03-12 17:35

A new Android spyware named 'KoSpy' is linked to North Korean threat actors who have infiltrated Google Play and third-party app store APKPure through at least five malicious apps. [...]

The Badbox botnet is back, powered by up to a million backdoored Androids
2025-03-07 01:51

Best not to buy cheap hardware and use third-party app stores if you want to stay clear of this vast ad fraud effort Human Security’s Satori research team says it has found a new variant of the...

BadBox malware disrupted on 500K infected Android devices
2025-03-05 16:44

The BadBox Android malware botnet has been disrupted again by removing 24 malicious apps from Google Play and sinkholing communications for half a million infected devices. [...]

Google Rolls Out AI Scam Detection for Android to Combat Conversational Fraud
2025-03-05 13:20

Google has announced the rollout of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered scam detection features to secure Android device users and their personal information. "These features specifically target...

Google expands Android AI scam detection to more Pixel devices
2025-03-04 17:00

Google has announced an increased rollout of new AI-powered scam detection features on Android to help protect users from increasingly sophisticated phone and text social engineering scams. [...]

Google fixes Android zero-day exploited by Serbian authorities
2025-03-04 11:38

Google has released patches for 43 vulnerabilities in Android's March 2025 security update, including two zero-days. Serbian authorities have used one of the zero-days to unlock confiscated devices. [...]