Security News

Google Play Bounty Promises $1,000 Rewards for Flaws in Popular Apps
2017-10-19 19:26

Google announced a public bug bounty for Google Play that brings developers and researchers together to find and patch flaws in popular apps.

Millions download botnet-building malware from Google Play
2017-10-19 15:17

Researchers have discovered a new batch of malicious apps on Google Play, some of which have been downloaded and installed on some 2.6 million devices. The apps’ capabilities The apps posed as...

Google Play Store Launches Bug Bounty Program to Protect Popular Android Apps
2017-10-19 11:14

Better late than never. Google has finally launched a bug bounty program for Android apps on Google Play Store, inviting security researchers to find and report vulnerabilities in some of the most...

Millions Download "ExpensiveWall" Malware via Google Play
2017-09-18 01:15

A newly discovered Android malware that managed to infect at least 50 applications in Google Play has been downloaded between 1 million and 4.2 million times, Check Point researchers warn. read more

Yet Another Android Malware Infects Over 4.2 Million Google Play Store Users
2017-09-15 03:04

Even after so many efforts by Google, malicious apps somehow managed to fool its Play Store's anti-malware protections and infect people with malicious software. The same happened once again when...

Android Malware Found on Google Play Abuses Accessibility Service (Security Week)
2017-08-23 17:40

A dropper discovered by researchers on Google Play abuses accessibility services in a unique way to deliver Android malware. read more

Google pulls 500+ backdoored apps from Google Play (Help Net Security)
2017-08-23 17:16

Security researchers have identified over 500 apps on Google Play containing an advertising software development kit (SDK) called Igexin, which allowed covert download of spying plugins. The apps...

Over 500 Android Apps On Google Play Store Found Spying On 100 Million Users (The Hackers News)
2017-08-23 02:32

Over 500 different Android apps that have been downloaded more than 100 million times from the official Google Play Store found to be infected with a malicious ad library that secretly distributes...

Apps Infected With SonicSpy Spyware Removed From Google Play (Threatpost)
2017-08-11 17:47

A spyware family called SonicSpy was found on three apps available on the Google Play store as well as on more than 1,000 apps available on third-party app stores.

Lippizan: Sophisticated, targeted spyware on Google Play (Help Net Security)
2017-07-27 18:05

Google has discovered targeted spyware on Google Play that is likely the work of Equus Technologies, an Israeli cyber surveillance technology dealer. The malware, dubbed Lipizzan, was also...