Android banking trojans: How they steal passwords and drain bank accounts
Android banking trojans are a serious cyberthreat to everyday users that, through clever trickery, steal passwords and drain bank accounts.
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Google Play’s Data safety section empowers Android users to make informed app choices
Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 09:56:07 +0000
Google has been busy. After introducing badges for browser apps, it’s also launched its “nutrition labels” for apps.
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Read more“Ethnicity recognition” tool listed on surveillance camera app store built by fridge-maker’s video analytics startup
Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 23:37:51 +0000
A video analytics startup has built an app store for unproven facial recognition tools that can be loaded onto surveillance cameras.
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Read moreDuo of Android dropper and payload target certain countries and app users
Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:32:37 +0000
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| A yet unnamed Android malware is spotted in Google’s Play Store. After profiling its target, it drops Vultur, a newish RAT. Categories: Android Tags: "2FA Authenticator"Android dropperandroid malwareBRATABrunhildaC2command & controlGoogle Play StorengrokPradeoProject BrunhildaThreatFabricvirtual network computingvncvultur |
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Read moreGoogle purges 600 Android apps for “disruptive” pop-up ads
Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 12:26:22 +0000
These apps plunk ads in front of us when we’re trying to do something else, often leading to inadvertent ad clicks and much cursing.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/xlWz9s2MFTA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreAndroid pulls 24 ‘dangerous’ malware-filled apps from Play Store
Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 11:35:36 +0000
The malware-infected apps used to harvest data and sign users up to premium services have been downloaded more than 382 million times.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/8tR9brfQrYs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreGoogle patches bug that let nearby hackers send malware to your phone
Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 14:42:47 +0000
Google has patched an Android bug that could have allowed attackers to use NFC to send over a malicious file to the victim’s phone<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/9svl-4gT4-I” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreSome Android adware apps hide icons to make it hard to remove them
Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 11:31:24 +0000
SophosLabs has discovered 15 apps on Google Play that install without icons as a ploy to keep themselves on the user’s device.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/AoUMvk8i70E” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read more‘Fleeceware’ Play store apps quietly charging up to $250
Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 13:16:56 +0000
SophosLabs researchers discovered at least 15 apps with millions of downloads charging extraordinary prices right under the Google’s nose.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/H5gANUVkXYM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read more300 shades of gray: a look into free mobile VPN apps
Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:41:45 +0000
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| Mobile VPN apps are one of the best tools for protecting user privacy. Unfortunately, a notable number of are deemed unsafe. Read on to find out how to assess the best mobile VPN for you. Categories: Tags: AndroidanonymityApple App Storeblack mirrorCDTcentennialsCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganizationCSIRODark WebDNS hijackingDNS leakemerging marketsencryptionfake avfreefree VPNGlobal Web IndexGlobalWebIndexGoogle Play StoreGuideline 5.4Hotspot ShieldHotspot Shield complaintInnet VPNiOSIPv6 leakKilpVipLuminatimalvertisingmillenialsmobile VPN appsmotivations for VPN usageMyMobileSecurenetflixonion browserprivacyQueen Mary University of Londonrisk-freeRob MardisaluroguewareSapienza University of RomeSecnet VPNSimon MiglianoTheBestVPNtop 20 VPN appsTop10VPNtransparencyUC BerkeleyUniversity of South Walesvirtual private networksvpn |
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