State-sponsored Iranian hackers uploaded fake VPN app to Google’s Play store, posed as university officials
The group is best known for targeting emails associated with former President Trump's re-election effort.
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Barcode scanner in Google Play Store became malware after years of popularity, researchers say
The Barcode Scanner app had 10 million downloads without serious complaints, but an update in December brought a trojan with it, Malwarebytes says.
Baidu apps in Google Play Store left users vulnerable to tracking, Palo Alto finds
It's some of the most sensitive device data.
Another ‘Minecraft’ lesson for kids: Beware of deceitful adware apps
More than 20 "mods" recently available in the Google Play Store didn't do much for "Minecraft" at all, and instead displayed ads "in an extremely intrusive manner,"…
Scammers are abusing mobile ad networks in an attempt to phish Android app users
At least 400 apps in Google’s Play Store are feeding malicious ads into apps through abuse of an SDK.
Scammers tried using kids apps in the Google Play store to generate cash
The 56 apps had more than one million downloads, according to Check Point.
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Google gives the boot to more malware-laden apps posing as games for kids
The move comes after Google hired three mobile security firms to help it catch Android malware in the Play Store.
Scammers are using Play Store apps to serve ads that nobody can escape
Most went live in September, and all share a similar code library meant to help avoid detection.
Google asks mobile security vendors to help keep hackers out of the Play Store
In announcing the partnership, Google acknowledged that the current processes for reporting malicious apps “aren’t designed to scale.”
An ongoing hacking campaign targets dissidents in Egypt, researchers say
Evidence suggests the Egyptian government could be behind the activity, which dates back to 2016.