Security News

Google Play is fighting an uphill battle against Android adware (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-16 19:30

Google hasn’t yet removed all of the apps, which have as many as 6 million downloads.

Google Play is fighting an uphill battle against Android adware (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-16 19:30

Google hasn’t yet removed all of the apps, which have as many as 6 million downloads.

Gaming Google News (Schneier on Security)
2017-06-16 11:42

Turns out that it's surprisingly easy to game: It appears that news sites deemed legitimate by Google News are being modified by third parties. These sites are then exploited to redirect to the...

Google's New Tool Lets You Easily Backup & Sync Your Entire PC to the Cloud (The Hackers News)
2017-06-15 02:38

Soon you will be able to auto backup and sync your whole computer on Google Drive. Yes, you heard that right. By the end of this month, Google will launch Backup and Sync — a new, simple tool that...

Beware! Over 800 Android Apps on Google Play Store Contain 'Xavier' Malware (The Hackers News)
2017-06-13 04:39

Over 800 different Android apps that have been downloaded millions of times from Google Play Store found to be infected with malicious ad library that silently collects sensitive user data and can...

Google game teaches kids about online safety (Help Net Security)
2017-06-09 20:35

Talking to kids about online safety is a difficult undertaking for many adults, and making the lessons stick is even harder. To that end, Google has launched a new program called Be Internet...

Google Releases reCAPTCHA API for Android (Threatpost)
2017-06-09 19:38

Google has released a reCAPTCHA API for Android, a first for the mobile applications.

Android Malware 'Dvmap' Delivered via Google Play (Security Week)
2017-06-08 13:02

Researchers at Kaspersky Lab recently came across a new Trojan designed to target Android smartphones. The malware, delivered via the Google Play store, is capable of rooting devices and it...

First Android-Rooting Trojan With Code Injection Ability Found On Google Play Store (The Hackers News)
2017-06-08 10:03

A new Android-rooting malware with an ability to disable device’ security settings in an effort to perform malicious tasks in the background has been detected on the official Play Store. What's...

Google Removes Rooting Trojan Dvmap From Play Store (Threatpost)
2017-06-08 09:00

Google removed a rooting an Android Trojan called Dvmap from Google Play that injects malicious code into an infected device’s system library.