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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.

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...

Company expels 20 advanced surveillance apps installed on ~100 devices.

By now, many Android users that have the Google Play Store app on their devices should be able to find Google Play Protect in it. What is Google Play Protect? Google Play Protect is a security...

Almost 100 such apps, with >1 million downloads, found so far (but not by Google).

Almost 100 such apps, with >1 million downloads, found so far (but not by Google).

Google hasn’t yet removed all of the apps, which have as many as 6 million downloads.

Google hasn’t yet removed all of the apps, which have as many as 6 million downloads.

Over 800 different Android apps that have been downloaded millions of times from Google Play Store found to be infected with malicious ad library that silently collects sensitive user data and can...

Researchers at Kaspersky Lab recently came across a new Trojan designed to target Android smartphones. The malware, delivered via the Google Play store, is capable of rooting devices and it...