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The app purported to stream music - but actually siphoned victims' device contacts and files.

Bug hunters searching for security flaws in Google’s offerings are now vying for higher bounties. Microsoft has launched a new bug bounty program. Google’s changes Since 2010, when Google started...

A recently identified adware campaign has gathered over 9 million downloads via 111 infected applications distributed through Google Play, Trend Micro’s security researchers reveal. read more

Pink Camera apps secretly signed users up for premium subscription services.

The Tor Project has released the first stable version of the Tor Browser for Android. The release is referred to as version 8.5, mainly to prevent confusion: Tor Browser releases for Windows,...

Google Play has removed up to 50 apps that once downloaded plagued systems with full-screen ads.

Android developers without a track record are going to be submitted to more checks in order to stamp out those of “bad faith.”

The apps, which claim to help users rack up followers, are well-rated and have been downloaded tens of thousands of times.

The malware, dubbed Exodus, records and steals all manner of data and leaves phones vulnerable to further hacking and data tampering.

Google Play has removed 25 malicious apps that were downloading spyware, dubbed Exodus, onto victims' phones.