Android users will soon be able to pause Google's anti-malware service for sideloading
Android users may soon find it easier to sideload apps. Google recently updated the Play Store, introducing an option to ...
1 Million Android Consumer Backdoors Confirmed—What You Need To Know
At least 1 million Android devices have been compromised by a backdoor installing bot, including tablets, streaming boxes and ...
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Attention! Delete these apps from your Android smartphone now
To protect their devices, users are advised to immediately delete any of the identified malicious apps if installed. They ...
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North Korea's ScarCruft Deploys KoSpy Malware, Spying on Android Users via Fake Utility Apps
ScarCruft, also called APT27 and Reaper, is a North Korean state-sponsored cyber espionage group active since 2012. Attack ...
Over 1 million Android devices infected with password-stealing, pre-installed botnet malware — how to stay safe
A malware-based botnet, BadBox 2.0 uses lower-cost, off-brand Android devices to commit malicious acts including fraud. The ...
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Pre-installed Android malware BADBOX gets a 2.0 update, infects 1M devices
Hackers have expanded BADBOX 2.0 botnet with over one million cheap Android devices, phoning to China and waiting for attack instructions.
BadBox malware hit after infecting over 500,000 Android devices
They removed dozens of malicious apps from the Play Store, and sinkholed multiple domains ...
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North Korea-Linked Cyber Espionage Targets Android Users with Sophisticated Malware
A shadowy North Korea-linked hacking group, ScarCruft, has been unmasked as the mastermind behind a previously undetected ...
Android apps laced with North Korean spyware found in Google Play
Researchers have discovered multiple Android apps, some that were available in Google Play after passing the company’s security vetting, that surreptitiously uploaded sensitive user information to ...
Not for the first time: North Korean hackers used fake apps to spread spyware on Android
Lookout Threat Lab researchers discovered the spyware, dubbed KoSpy, attributing it with medium confidence to North Korean APT group ScarCruft, also known as APT37.