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300 Malicious ‘Vapor’ Apps Hosted on Google Play Had 60 Million Downloads

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300 Malicious ‘Vapor’ Apps Hosted on Google Play Had 60 Million Downloads 2025-03-20 at 12:30 By Ionut Arghire Over 300 malicious applications displaying intrusive full-screen interstitial video ads amassed more than 60 million downloads on Google Play. The post 300 Malicious ‘Vapor’ Apps Hosted on Google Play Had 60 Million Downloads appeared first on SecurityWeek. […]

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Crypto-stealing iOS, Android malware found on App Store, Google Play

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Crypto-stealing iOS, Android malware found on App Store, Google Play 2025-02-05 at 13:25 By Zeljka Zorz A number of iOS and Android apps on Apple’s and Google’s official app stores contain a software development kit (SDK) that allows them to exfiltrate cryptowallets’ seed recovery phrases, Kaspersky researchers have found. “The infected apps in Google Play

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Necro Trojan Infects Google Play Apps With Millions of Downloads

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Necro Trojan Infects Google Play Apps With Millions of Downloads 2024-09-23 at 19:16 By Ionut Arghire The Necro trojan was found in two Android applications in Google Play with a combined downloads count of over 11 million. The post Necro Trojan Infects Google Play Apps With Millions of Downloads appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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New phishing method targets Android and iPhone users

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New phishing method targets Android and iPhone users 2024-08-20 at 17:33 By Help Net Security ESET researchers discovered an uncommon type of phishing campaign targeting Android and iPhone users. They analyzed a case observed in the wild that targeted clients of a prominent Czech bank. PWA phishing flow (Source: ESET) This technique is noteworthy because

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Thousands Download New Mandrake Android Spyware Version From Google Play

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Thousands Download New Mandrake Android Spyware Version From Google Play 2024-07-30 at 13:16 By Ionut Arghire Five Android applications containing the Mandrake spyware have been downloaded over 32,000 times from Google Play since 2022. The post Thousands Download New Mandrake Android Spyware Version From Google Play appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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Google Boosts Bug Bounty Payouts Tenfold in Mobile App Security Push

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Google Boosts Bug Bounty Payouts Tenfold in Mobile App Security Push 2024-05-01 at 18:33 By Ionut Arghire Researchers can earn as much as $450,000 for a single vulnerability report as Google boosts its mobile vulnerability rewards program. The post Google Boosts Bug Bounty Payouts Tenfold in Mobile App Security Push appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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Google Says it Blocked 2.28 Million Apps from Google Play Store

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Google Says it Blocked 2.28 Million Apps from Google Play Store 2024-04-29 at 20:16 By Ionut Arghire In 2023, Google said it blocked 2.28 million bad applications from being published on Google Play and banned 333,000 developer accounts. The post Google Says it Blocked 2.28 Million Apps from Google Play Store appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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VPN Apps on Google Play Turn Android Devices Into Proxies

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VPN Apps on Google Play Turn Android Devices Into Proxies 2024-03-27 at 17:01 By Ionut Arghire Human Security identifies 28 VPN applications for Android and an SDK that turn devices into proxies. The post VPN Apps on Google Play Turn Android Devices Into Proxies appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Uniswap launches Android wallet app with built-in swap function

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Uniswap launches Android wallet app with built-in swap function 14/11/2023 at 18:03 By Cointelegraph By Tom Blackstone The Uniswap Android app has finished beta testing and is now publicly available. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Google Play will mark independently validated VPN apps

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Google Play will mark independently validated VPN apps 06/11/2023 at 13:49 By Helga Labus Android VPN apps that have gone through an independent security validation will now be able to claim that distinction on Google Play with a prominent badge in their Data Safety section. “We’ve launched this banner beginning with VPN apps due to

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Google Play Protect takes on malicious apps with code-level scanning

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Google Play Protect takes on malicious apps with code-level scanning 19/10/2023 at 13:47 By Helga Labus Google is enhancing Google Play Protect’s real-time scanning to include code-level scanning, to keep Android devices safe from malicious and unwanted apps, especially those downloaded (or sideloaded) from outside of the Google Play app store – whether from third-party

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Uniswap launches Android wallet beta for Google Play

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Uniswap launches Android wallet beta for Google Play 13/10/2023 at 00:02 By Cointelegraph By Tom Blackstone Uniswap launched a beta version of its wallet app for Android, paving the way for a Google Play Store launch once testing is complete. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Trojanized Signal, Telegram apps found on Google Play, Samsung Galaxy Store

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Trojanized Signal, Telegram apps found on Google Play, Samsung Galaxy Store 31/08/2023 at 12:18 By Help Net Security ESET researchers have identified two active campaigns targeting Android users, where the threat actors behind the tools for Telegram and Signal are attributed to the China-aligned APT group GREF. Most likely active since July 2020 and since

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7 fake cryptocurrency investment apps discovered in Google Play, Apple App Store

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7 fake cryptocurrency investment apps discovered in Google Play, Apple App Store 03/08/2023 at 09:47 By Help Net Security Sophos released new findings on CryptoRom scams—a subset of pig butchering schemes designed to trick users of dating apps into making fake cryptocurrency investments. Since May, Sophos X-Ops has observed CryptoRom fraudsters refining their techniques, including

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Cloud Mining Scam Distributes Roamer Banking Trojan

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Cloud Mining Scam Distributes Roamer Banking Trojan 14/06/2023 at 16:35 By cybleinc Cyble analyzes a cloud mining scam leveraging phishing to distribute the Roamer banking trojan, targeting Android Crypto wallets and banking applications, aiming to steal sensitive information. The post Cloud Mining Scam Distributes Roamer Banking Trojan appeared first on Cyble. This article is an

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Legitimate Android app transforms into data-snooping malware

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Legitimate Android app transforms into data-snooping malware 24/05/2023 at 11:16 By Help Net Security ESET researchers have discovered a trojanized Android app named iRecorder – Screen Recorder. It was available on Google Play as a legitimate app in September 2021, with malicious functionality most likely added in August 2022. During its existence, the app was

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Scammers exploit AI trend with fake ChatGPT apps on Google Play, Apple App Store

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Scammers exploit AI trend with fake ChatGPT apps on Google Play, Apple App Store 17/05/2023 at 14:17 By Help Net Security Sophos researchers uncovered multiple apps masquerading as legitimate, ChatGPT-based chatbots to overcharge users. These apps have popped up in the Google Play and Apple App Store. Because the free versions have near-zero functionality and

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