Security News

Android-rooting malware lurking on Google Play (Help Net Security)
2016-06-28 15:34

For a while now Android-rooting malware has been creeping in Google’s Play store. The latest instance, discovered by Lookout researchers, masquerades as LevelDropper, an app that simulates the...

Godless apps, some found in Google Play, root 90% of Android phones (ArsTechnica)
2016-06-24 07:16

'UnaPhone' promises Android privacy by binning Google Play (The Register)
2016-06-03 09:23

Malicious Android apps slip into Google Play, top third party charts (The Register)
2016-05-17 07:06

Viking Horde botnet malware lurks on Google Play (Help Net Security)
2016-05-10 16:40

Five apps on Google Play carry Viking Horde, a new malware family that ropes Android devices into an ad-clicking botnet, but can also make them send out spam, send SMS messages to premium-rate...

Google Play infested with cash-stealing web apps (The Register)
2016-04-29 10:48

Porn Clicker Android malware hits Google Play hard (Help Net Security)
2016-02-26 14:21

In a little over seven months, cybercriminals using click-jacking mobile malware to earn affiliate income have managed to push over 340 instances of the malware into Google Play. The “Porn...

Mobile banking Trojan bypasses Google Play security (Help Net Security)
2016-02-23 15:30

The Acecard malware is capable of attacking users of nearly 50 different online financial applications and services and is able to bypass Google Play store security measures, according to...

60+ Trojanized Android games lurking on Google Play (Help Net Security)
2016-01-29 12:37

Dr. Web researchers have discovered over 60 Trojanized game apps being offered on Google Play through more than 30 different game developer accounts. The games are made to look like other popular o...

Bad Apps in Google Play (January 7, 2016) (SANS Newsbites)
2016-01-08 20:10