Facebook Shutters Accounts Used in APT32 Cyberattacks
Facebook shut down accounts and Pages used by two separate threat groups to spread malware and conduct phishing attacks.
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Google Play Apps Remain Vulnerable to High-Severity Flaw
Patches for a flaw (CVE-2020-8913) in the Google Play Core Library have not been implemented by several popular Google Play apps, including Cisco Teams and Edge.
Read More‘Minecraft Mods’ Attack More Than 1 Million Android Devices
Fake Minecraft Modpacks on Google Play deliver millions of abusive ads and make normal phone use impossible.
Read MoreBaidu Apps in Google Play Leak Sensitive Data
Cyberattackers could use the information to track users across devices, disable phone service, or intercept messages and phone calls.
Read MoreGO SMS Pro Android App Exposes Private Photos, Videos and Messages
The vulnerable version of the app, which has 100 million users, uses easily predictable URLs to link to private content.
Read MoreMinecraft Apps on Google Play Fleece Players Out of Big Money
Seven mobile apps for Android sneakily charge fans of Minecraft and Roblox hundreds of dollars per month.
Read MoreGoogle Boots 21 Bogus Gaming Apps from Play Marketplace
Android apps packed with malware from HiddenAds family downloaded 8 million times from the online marketplace.
Read MoreRAINBOWMIX Apps in Google Play Serve Up Millions of Ad Fraud Victims
Collectively, 240 fraudulent Android apps — masquerading as retro game emulators — account for 14 million installs.
Read MoreJoker Trojans Flood the Android Ecosystem
September saw dozens of Joker malware variants hitting Google Play and third-party app stores.
Read MoreGoogle Play Bans Stalkerware and ‘Misrepresentation’
The official app store is taking on spy- and surveillance-ware, along with apps that could be used to mount political-influence campaigns.
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