Security News

Adware Apps Booted from Google Play (Threatpost)
2017-03-24 13:37

More than a dozen apps removed from Google Play store after it was determined they were overly aggressive adware.

132 Google Play Apps Booted For Malicious IFrames (Threatpost)
2017-03-02 18:03

Google removed 132 apps infected with malicious iFrames from its Google Play store.

132 compromised apps removed from Google Play (Help Net Security)
2017-03-02 16:45

Google has recently removed 132 Android apps from Google Play due to them containing hidden iFrames linking to malicious domains in their local HTML pages. But even though some of these apps were...

Charger Mobile Ransomware Removed from Google Play (Threatpost)
2017-01-25 12:00

Security researchers have identified a new and evasive mobile ransomware strain called Charger on the Google Play app store.

Apps Carrying HummingBad Variant Booted From Google Play (Threatpost)
2017-01-24 12:00

Google has removed 20 apps from Google Play that were spreading a variant of the HummingBad Android malware called Hummingwhale.