Mobile Archives - Page 14 of 20

Google boosts Android security with new set of dev policy changes

Google has announced several key policy changes for Android application developers that will increase the security of users, Google Play, and the apps offered by the service. […]

21 Mar

Android password-stealing malware infects 100,000 Google Play users

A malicious Android app that steals Facebook credentials has been installed over 100,000 times via the Google Play Store, with the app still available to download. […]

15 Mar

Android trojan persists on the Google Play Store since January

Security researchers tracking the mobile app ecosystem have noticed a recent spike in trojan infiltration on the Google Play Store, with one of the apps having over 500,000 installs. […]

14 Mar

2021 mobile security: Android more vulnerabilities, iOS more zero-days

Mobile security company Zimperium has released its annual mobile threat report where security trends and discoveries in the year that passed lay the groundwork for predicting what’s coming in 2022. […]

12 Mar

Android malware Escobar steals your Google Authenticator MFA codes

The Aberebot banking trojan appears to have returned, as its author is actively promoting a new version of the tool on dark web markets and forums. […]

08 Mar

Android’s March 2022 security updates fix three critical bugs

Google has released the March 2022 security updates for Android 10, 11, and 12, addressing three critical severity flaws, one of which affects all devices running the latest version of the mobile OS. […]

05 Mar

SharkBot malware hides as Android antivirus in Google Play

The banking trojan tracked as SharkBot has infiltrated the Google Play Store, Android’s official and most trusted app store, posing as an antivirus and system cleaner application. […]

26 Feb

Free Android app lets users detect Apple AirTag tracking

A small team of researchers at the Darmstadt University in Germany have published a report illustrating how their AirGuard app for Android provides better protection from stealthy AirTag stalking than other apps. […]

25 Feb

Visual Voice Mail on Android may be vulnerable to eavesdropping

A security analyst has devised a way to capture Visual Voice Mail (VVM) credentials on Android devices and then remotely listen to voicemail messages without the victim’s knowledge. […]

20 Feb

New phishing campaign targets Monzo online-banking customers

Users of Monzo, one of the UK’s most popular digital-only banking platforms, are being targeted by phishing messages supported by a growing network of malicious websites. […]

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