Security News

Google Play Checks Bypassed by Hacking Team Android Backdoor (SecurityWeek)
2015-07-17 12:51

Hacking Team used fake app hosted on Google Play to install its spyware on Android devices (Help Net Security)
2015-07-17 12:39

The massive Hacking Team data leak includes the source code of a fake Android news app and instructions on how to use it, Trend Micro researchers have found. The app, dubbed BeNews after a now-defu...

Google Safe Browsing to start blocking sites with ads leading to unwanted software (Help Net Security)
2015-07-17 11:54

Ad networks that don't vet carefully what ads they serve will be the next "victims" of Google's Safe Browsing service. Since August 2014, Google has been on a sort of a crusade against unwanted sof...

Spying on the SpiesWith Google Maps (WIRED)
2015-07-17 10:51

Trend Micro discovers Hacking Team Android malware app that avoids Google Play checks (ZDNet)
2015-07-17 06:51

HackingTeams evil Android app had code to bypass Google Play screening (ArsTechnica)
2015-07-17 02:50

Google expanding security feature that prevents malware installs (ZDNet)
2015-07-16 20:50

Google to Expand Use of Safe Browsing to Stop Unwanted Software (Threatpost)
2015-07-16 17:40

Google is expanding the use of its Safe Browsing mechanism to warn users about a broader variety of unwanted software, in addition to the warnings they see regarding phishing pages, malware, and...

Top 8 Google Apps Security Enhancements (Reddit)
2015-07-15 16:50

Google's machine learning helping it catch spam to Gmail (ZDNet)
2015-07-13 13:47