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Google lays groundwork for secure offline app distribution

Google will start adding security metadata to Android application packages (APKs) distributed via Google Play, so that users with limited internet access can check whether the …

Fortnite
Fortnite is coming to Android, but malicious fake apps are already there

Android users eager to play the increasingly popular Fortnite survival game on their mobile devices are being targeted left and right with malicious apps masquerading as the …

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New targeted surveillance spyware found on Google Play

A new targeted surveillance app has been found and booted from Google Play. The app, named Dardesh, posed as a chat application and acted as a downloader for a second app that …

Android apps
Malicious apps in app stores decrease 37 percent

Malicious mobile apps were on the decline in Q4 of 2017 largely due to a decrease in the inventory of AndroidAPKDescargar, the most prolific dealer of blacklisted apps, …

Android
Mobile banking Trojans spread confusion worldwide

Consumers around the world that use mobile banking apps are at a greater risk of being tricked by cybercriminals and falling victim to mobile banking theft. This is according …

Google Play malware
Google booted 100,000 malicious developers from Google Play

New malware and unwanted apps are discovered on Google Play nearly every day – or so it seems. According to Google’s statistics, in 2017 the company has taken down …

Google Play
Infosec expert viewpoint: Google Play malware

Researchers routinely discover a variety of malicious apps on Google Play, some of which have been downloaded and installed on millions of devices worldwide. Here’s what …

Android explode
Google removes 60+ fake game apps displaying porn ads from Google Play

Google has removed some 60+ game apps from Google Play, as they were found to contain code that either delivered inappropriate and pornographic ads, attempted to trick users …

Embedi IOActive research
Researchers uncover major security vulnerabilities in ICS mobile applications

IOActive and Embedi researchers found 147 cybersecurity vulnerabilities in 34 mobile applications used in tandem with SCADA systems. Proof-of-concept Attack on Victim HMI …

Android malware
36 fake security apps removed from Google Play

Google has recently pulled 36 fake security apps from Google Play, after they’ve been flagged by Trend Micro researchers. Posing as legitimate security solutions, and …

mobile code
An analysis of 120 mobile app stores uncovers plethora of malicious apps

RiskIQ analyzed 120 mobile app stores and more than 2 billion daily scanned resources. In listing and analyzing the app stores hosting the most malicious mobile apps and the …

Android
Tizi backdoor rooted Android devices by exploiting old vulnerabilities

Google has discovered and removed from Google Play a number of apps that contained the Tizi backdoor, which installs spyware to steal sensitive data from popular social media …

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