Fake Covid-19 tracker app delivers ransomware, disinformation abounds
As Covid-19 spreads across the globe and countries do their best to slow down the infection rate, cybercriminals’ onslaught against worried users is getting more intense …
Mac threats are growing faster than their Windows counterparts
Mac threats growing faster than their Windows counterparts for the first time ever, with nearly twice as many Mac threats detected per endpoint as Windows threats, according …
93% of attempted mobile transactions in 2019 were fraudulent
93 percent of total mobile transactions in 20 countries were blocked as fraudulent in 2019 according to a report on the state of malware and mobile ad fraud released by …
App on Google Play exploited Android bug to deliver spyware
Google has pulled three malicious apps from Google Play, one of which exploits a recently patched kernel privilege escalation bug in Android (CVE-2019-2215) to install the app …
Crooks are exploiting unpatched Android flaw to drain users’ bank accounts
Hackers are actively exploiting StrandHogg, a newly revealed Android vulnerability, to steal users’ mobile banking credentials and empty their accounts, a Norwegian app …
Google ups bug bounties for Android flaws, exploits
Google has expanded the Android Security Rewards (ASR) program and increased the bug bounties it’s willing to award for certain kinds of exploits. About the Android …
Android camera apps could be hijacked to spy on users
A vulnerability in the Google Camera app may have allowed attackers to surreptitiously take pictures and record videos even if the phone is locked or the screen is off, …
Mobile security firms will help protect Google Play
Google has partnered with mobile security companies ESET, Lookout and Zimperium to identify potentially harmful and unwanted apps before they are listed on Google Play. …
Researcher releases PoC rooting app that exploits recent Android zero-day
Late last month Google Project Zero researcher Maddie Stone detailed a zero-day Android privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2019-2215) and revealed that it is actively …
Unpatched Android flaw exploited by attackers, impacts Pixel, Samsung, Xiaomi devices
A privilege escalation vulnerability affecting phones running Android 8.x and later is being leveraged by attackers in the wild, Google has revealed. Interestingly enough, the …
Security hole opens a billion Android users to advanced SMS phishing attacks
Check Point Research has revealed a security flaw in Samsung, Huawei, LG, Sony and other Android-based phones that leaves users vulnerable to advanced phishing attacks. The …
Google will pay for data abuse reports related to popular Android apps, Chrome extensions
Google is expanding the Google Play Security Reward Program (GPSRP) to include all apps in Google Play with 100 million or more installs, and is launching a new Developer Data …
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