Security News

Bug in Android ADB Backup System Can Allow Injection of Malicious Apps (Threatpost)
2015-07-09 13:16

There’s a severe vulnerability in the way that all versions of Android handle the restoration of backups that can allow an attacker to inject a malicious APK file into the backup archive. The bug...

Gunpoder Android Malware Hides Malicious Behaviors in Adware (Threatpost)
2015-07-07 18:13

The Gunpoder Android malware has co-opted a Nintendo NES game emulator and hides inside the Airpush ad library, researchers at Palo Alto Networks said.

Fake Android battery monitor app thoroughly compromises users' devices (Help Net Security)
2015-07-07 09:42

Downloading apps from Google Play is a safer proposition that doing it from third party markets, but it still does not guarantee that you won't download a malicious app, despite Google using an automa...

4,900 new Android malware strains discovered every day (Help Net Security)
2015-07-01 13:13

G DATA security experts discovered 440,267 new Android malware strains in the first quarter of 2015, which means that a new mobile malware strain for Android was discovered every 18 seconds. "New...