Security News

Popular Apps on Google Play Store Remain Unpatched
2019-11-21 12:05

Check Point researchers found that hundreds of marquee Android mobile apps still contain vulnerabilities that allow remote code executive even if users update.

Mobile security firms will help protect Google Play
2019-11-07 13:19

Google has partnered with mobile security companies ESET, Lookout and Zimperium to identify potentially harmful and unwanted apps before they are listed on Google Play. “The Android ecosystem is...

Millions Download Adware-Carrying Apps From Google Play
2019-10-28 13:41

Tens of adware-carrying Android applications gathered 8 million installs on Google Play before being taken down, ESET reports. read more

42 Phony Google Play Apps Delivered Adware: Report
2019-10-25 20:18

Fake Apps Downloaded More Than 8 Million Times, ESET Researchers SaySome 42 apps that were available in the Google Play store had been delivering adware to Android devices for about a year,...

Google Play Malicious Apps Racked Up 335M+ Installs in September
2019-10-01 14:57

A total of 172 malicious apps were detected on Google Play in September, with more than 330 million installations.

Joker Spyware Found in 24 Google Play Apps
2019-09-05 21:07

Google has kicked 24 apps off of its official Android app marketplace after spyware was discovered in them.

Malware Found in Google Play App With 100 Million Downloads
2019-08-28 20:36

Security researchers have discovered malicious code in an Android application that has gathered over 100 million downloads on Google Play. read more

Google Play app with 100 million downloads executed secret payloads
2019-08-27 19:15

The sad, impractical truth about Android app security in 2019.

Malicious App on Google Play Tallies 100 Million Downloads
2019-08-27 17:43

Seemingly handy PDF and OCR app turns out to be a privacy horror show.

Contacts-slurping Android malware sneaked onto Google Play store – twice
2019-08-22 17:30

Could a simple automated scan have picked up open-source nasty? Hmm Android spyware – open-source spyware, no less – has found its way onto the Google Play store, according to researchers from ESET.…