Security News

Google Begins Removing Play Store Apps Misusing Android Accessibility Services
2017-11-14 04:35

Due to rise in malware and adware abusing Android accessibility services, Google has finally decided to take strict steps against the apps on its app platform that misuse this feature. Google has...

Fake WhatsApp On Google Play Store Downloaded By Over 1 Million Android Users
2017-11-03 23:48

Cybercriminals are known to take advantage of everything that's popular among people in order to spread malware, and Google's official Play Store has always proved no less than an excellent place...

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...

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...

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...

Google Detects Dangerous Spyware Apps On Android Play Store (The Hackers News)
2017-07-27 01:31

Security researchers at Google have discovered a new family of deceptive Android spyware that can steal a whole lot of information on users, including text messages, emails, voice calls, photos,...

Beware! Over 800 Android Apps on Google Play Store Contain 'Xavier' Malware (The Hackers News)
2017-06-13 04:39

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...

First Android-Rooting Trojan With Code Injection Ability Found On Google Play Store (The Hackers News)
2017-06-08 10:03

A new Android-rooting malware with an ability to disable device’ security settings in an effort to perform malicious tasks in the background has been detected on the official Play Store. What's...

Google Removes Rooting Trojan Dvmap From Play Store (Threatpost)
2017-06-08 09:00

Google removed a rooting an Android Trojan called Dvmap from Google Play that injects malicious code into an infected device’s system library.

Judy Android Malware Infects Over 36.5 Million Google Play Store Users (The Hackers News)
2017-05-29 07:14

Security researchers have claimed to have discovered possibly the largest malware campaign on Google Play Store that has already infected around 36.5 million Android devices with malicious...