Security News

Instagram stalker app Ghosty yanked from Play store
2019-11-20 12:23

It was sucking up private profiles by requiring users to hand over their logins, giving it access to whatever accounts they follow.

Google's joins Gang of Four to guard Play Store apps from malware, and maybe not fail so much
2019-11-06 22:37

The App Defense Alliance posse will scrutinize Android app code before release Google, after more than a decade of dealing with Android malware, has formed an alliance with three security...

40 million emoji-addicted keyboard app users left with $18m bill – after malware sneaks into Play Store yet again
2019-11-01 05:11

Bogus charges being racked up by Android tool Malicious code slipped into a popular Android keyboard app racked up millions of dollars in fraudulent charges for unlucky punters.…

‘Fleeceware’ Play store apps quietly charging up to $250
2019-09-27 13:16

SophosLabs researchers discovered at least 15 apps with millions of downloads charging extraordinary prices right under the Google's nose.

Contacts-slurping Android malware sneaked onto Google Play store – twice
2019-08-22 17:30

Could a simple automated scan have picked up open-source nasty? Hmm Android spyware – open-source spyware, no less – has found its way onto the Google Play store, according to researchers from ESET.…

Fresh stalkerware crop pops up on Google's Android Play Store, swiftly yanked offline
2019-07-18 05:57

130,000 have already downloaded creepware Seven new stalkerware apps have been spotted for sale on the Android Play Store, despite Google's policy against the invasive monitoring tools.…

Tor Browser for Android — First Official App Released On Play Store
2019-05-23 09:18

Wohooo! Great news for privacy-focused users. Tor Browser, the most popular privacy-focused browser, for Android is finally out of beta, and the first stable version has now arrived on Google Play...

Google Makes it Tough for Rogue App Developers Get Back on Android Play Store
2019-04-16 12:18

Even after Google's security oversight over its already-huge Android ecosystem has evolved over the years, malware apps still keep coming back to Google Play Store. Sometimes just reposting an...

Government spyware hidden in Google Play store apps
2019-04-02 13:58

The malware, dubbed Exodus, records and steals all manner of data and leaves phones vulnerable to further hacking and data tampering.

Avoid these Google Play Store apps that promise to update your Android phone
2019-03-18 15:15

Apps in the Google Play Store purport to upgrade your phone to Android 9.0 Pie, but an app cannot perform that task.