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WhatsApp Bug Allowed Attackers to Access the Local File System

Facebook patched a critical WhatsApp vulnerability that would have allowed potential attackers to read files from a user’s local file system, on both macOS and Windows platforms. […]

11 Jan

Android Trojan Kills Google Play Protect, Spews Fake App Reviews

An Android malware strain camouflaged as a system app is used by threat actors to disable the Google Play Protect service, generate fake reviews, install malicious apps, show ads, and more. […]

10 Jan

Google Removed Over 1.7K Joker Malware Infected Apps from Play Store

Roughly 1,700 applications infected with the Joker Android malware (also known as Bread) have been detected and removed by Google’s Play Protect from the Play Store since the company started tracking it in early 2017. […]

03 Dec

80% of All Android Apps Now Use Encrypted Network Traffic

Google has announced that as of October 2019, 80% of all Android apps are now using Transport Layer Security (TLS) to encrypt their network traffic. […]

22 Nov

OnePlus Exposed Customer Order Information in Data Breach

Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus announced a data breach leading to some of its customers’ order information including names, contact numbers, emails, and shipping addresses being accessed by a third-party without authorization. […]

19 Nov

Android Camera App Bug Lets Apps Record Video Without Permission

A new vulnerability has been found in the Camera apps for millions, if not hundreds of millions, of Android devices that could allow other apps to record video, take pictures, and extract GPS data from media without having the required permissions. […]

09 Oct

Games and Utility Apps in Play Store Hide Bankers and Spyware

Despite Google’s efforts to keep its Android store risk free, malicious apps continue to make it past the verification process. In September, the assortment of trojans detected in Google Play included downloaders, bankers, adware, and spyware. […]

09 Aug

Android Apps With Over 100M Installs Contain a Clicker Trojan

Researchers found a clicker Trojan bundled with over 33 apps, distributed through the Google Play Store, and downloaded by Android users over 100 million times. […]

19 Sep

Chinese Mobile Antivirus App Caught Siphoning User Data

Google removed — and then reinstated — one of the most popular mobile antivirus apps on the Play Store after security firm Check Point discovered that the app was secretly collecting device data from users’ smartphones. The app in question is named DU Antivirus Security and was created by the DU Group, a company part […]

18 Sep

Researchers Discover New Android Banking Trojan

Security researchers have detected a new Android banking trojan by the name of Red Alert 2.0 that was developed during the past few months and has been recently rolled out into distribution. According to a report shared with Bleeping Computer before publication, security researchers from SfyLabs first saw ads for this trojan on a hacking […]

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