#androidappmalware

While the appearance of malicious apps on the Android Play Store is nothing new, seeing a dubious app from a known vendor is weird. Recently, Google had to remove two Baidu Android apps that collected

One more Android app risked the security and privacy of users. This time, it the GO SMS Pro, a messaging app on Android, that exposed users’ private messages. The vulnerability potentially affected millions

Google has recently removed three different Android apps for kids for violating the data collection policy. The apps had millions of downloads before deletion from the Play Store. Kids Android Apps Collected

Google Play Store is a platform where threat actors keep reappearing due to its popularity and widespread use. No matter how much measures Google implements, it seems difficult to make this platform entirely

Researchers discovered numerous malicious apps on the Play Store that contained Joker malware. Google removed the apps following this discovery. Joker Malware Android Apps Security researchers from Pradeo

Head up Android users! A new Android trojan is active in the wild that pilfers your information. Dubbed BlackRock, this Android malware targets hundreds of applications to steal data. BlackRock Android

Once again, researchers caught a bunch of dubious apps preying on Android users. This time, malicious Android apps stole Facebook credentials. The apps potentially affected millions of users. Android Apps

While many people love to use video editing apps, little do they realize that not all of these apps are user-friendly. For instance, VivaVideo. Researchers have found that VivaVideo, together with other

Last year, Android devices suffered cyber attacks after attackers exploited the StrandHogg vulnerability to steal banking data. Now, after a break of a few months, another vulnerability StrandHogg 2.0

Heads up Android users! Here is another threat targeting your devices. New malware WolfRAT has surfaced online that targets messenger apps on Android, including Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp. WolfRAT

While numerous Android malware kesep emerging online every now and then, this malware stayed under the radar for years. Identified as Mandrake, the malware is precisely serving as a spying tool for hackers

The Android Play Store keeps on making to the news due to various malicious apps. However, this time, the app in question didn’t target the users specifically. Rather this Android app targeted the ESET

Once again, Android users need to be careful while downloading apps from the Play Store. Researchers have discovered a wave of malicious apps on the Play Store constituting the PhantomLance malware campaign.

Google have recently removed a shady Android VPN App from the Play Store. Identified as SuperVPN Free VPN Client, this app boasted 100 million installs and had vulnerabilities allowing for MiTM attacks.

Once again, numerous Android apps with suspicious behavior have surfaced online. According to researchers, thousands of these Android apps on app stores (including Play Store) contain backdoors. Whereas,

While Google employs some tough policies for app developers to keep the Play Store safe, yet it never remains so. Once again, criminal hackers managed to ditch Google’s policies and flood the Play Store

Another malware has become active in the wild targeting Android devices. Dubbed Cookiethief, this Android malware does what its name suggests – stealing session cookies. Cookiethief Android Malware Researchers

From the many viruses emerging or spreading last year, xHelper was the most robust one for Android users. Within a short time, it infected thousands of devices. The method in which it manifested made it

A new Android Trojan now threatens smartphone users. The Shopper.a Android Trojan kills Play Protect and lets the attackers place fake app reviews from infected devices. About Android Trojan Shopper.a

Researchers have discovered another serious vulnerability affecting Android phones. Dubbed as StrandHogg, the vulnerability even affects the latest devices running on Android 10. Exploiting the flaw allows