Security News

Millions of users installed malicious Minecraft apps from Google Play (Help Net Security)
2015-05-25 08:43

Since August 2014, Minecraft lovers who like to play the popular game on their Android phones have been targeted with apps that are purportedly cheats for the game but are ultimately aimed at tricking...

Google announces "two improvements" to Google Play app approval process (Naked Security)
2015-03-19 21:59

Google recently added actual humans to the Android app approval system... ...now there's age rating and better feedback for rejected apps as well.

Fake guides and cracked apps on Google Play Books lead to malware (Help Net Security)
2015-03-05 10:04

Google has become pretty swift at finding and removing fake and malicious apps from its Google Play store, but there is one part of it where malware peddlers still seem to thrive: the "bookstore." ...

Aggressive adware in Google Play apps (Help Net Security)
2015-02-27 07:49

Bitdefender has discovered 10 Google Play apps that have been packed full of aggressive adware. These either subscribe users to premium-rate numbers using scareware messages or install additional apps...