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Password Stealing Apps With Over A Million Downloads Found On Google Play Store
2017-12-13 11:03

Even after so many efforts by Google like launching bug bounty program and preventing apps from using Android accessibility services, malicious applications somehow manage to get into Play Store...

Millions Impacted by Credential-Stealers in Google Play
2017-12-12 17:58

During October and November 2017, Kaspersky Lab researchers discovered 85 applications in Google Play that were designed to steal credentials for Russian social network VK.com. One of the...

Google Detects and Boots Tizi Spyware Off Google Play
2017-11-28 17:40

Google discovered a spyware app that uses nearly a dozen old vulnerabilities to root devices and steal sensitive data from social media applications.

Sneaky malware downloader found in apps on Google Play
2017-11-16 19:20

Google has removed from Google Play eight apps that have served as downloaders for Android banking malware. The malware The packages – a mixture of Android cleaners and news app – looked pretty...

Multi-Stage Android Malware Evades Google Play Detection
2017-11-15 14:53

A newly discovered multi-stage Android malware that managed to sneak into Google Play is using advanced anti-detection features, ESET security researchers reveal. read more

Google will remove apps that misuse Android Accessibility Services from Google Play
2017-11-13 21:08

Android app developers whose offerings implement Accessibility Services for reasons other that helping users with disabilities use their apps have less then 30 days to switch to other methods, or...

1M Downloads Later, Google Pulls Phony WhatsApp From Google Play
2017-11-06 14:45

An adware-laden phony WhatsApp download has been removed from Google Play and the developer’s account suspended, but not before it was downloaded one million times.

Fake WhatsApp On Google Play Store Downloaded By Over 1 Million Android Users
2017-11-03 23:48

Cybercriminals are known to take advantage of everything that's popular among people in order to spread malware, and Google's official Play Store has always proved no less than an excellent place...

Cryptocurrency-mining script planted in apps on Google Play
2017-10-30 21:50

Coinhive’s cryptocurrency-mining script has found its way into mobile apps offered on Google Play. Trend Micro researchers have spotted two apps that have been equipped with it: The first...

Beware fake Android cryptocurrency trading apps on Google Play
2017-10-24 13:06

Two phishing apps that were made to look like the official app of popular cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex have been booted off Google Play after ESET researchers notified Google of their...