Until recently, Google’s namesake Android app, which has more than five billion installs to date, had a vulnerability that could have allowed an attacker to quietly steal personal data from a vi
Security researchers say APKPure, a widely popular app for installing older or discontinued Android apps from outside of Google’s app store, contained malicious adware that flooded the victim
Security researchers say a powerful new Android malware masquerading as a critical system update can take complete control of a victim’s device and steal their data. The malware was found bundle
Security researchers are sounding the alarm over a newly discovered Android malware that targets banking apps and cryptocurrency wallets. The malware, which researchers at security firm Cybereason rec
United Nations experts are calling for an investigation after a forensic report said Saudi officials “most likely” used a mobile hacking tool, such as one built by the NSO Group, to hack i
More than half a million users have installed Android malware posing as driving games — from Google’s own app store. Lukas Stefanko, a security researcher at ESET, tweeted details of 13 gaming
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.lookout.com/">Lookout</a>, a mobile security company which previously focused on consumer protections and anti-malware services, is today taking a step to expand it
Mobile malware remains a small and nascent issue, especially when compared to the scale of threats crowding around desktop OSes, but the threat that is out there continues to mostly affect Google's An
Despite Google tightening Android's security screw, by introducing an additional layer of security to the Play Store, Android's malware problem has surged in the third quarter. Security firm F-Secure'
Security and anti-spam firm <a href="http://www.McAfee.com">McAfee</a> today reported that it saw a massive uptick in mobile malware last quarter. Mobile malware has "exploded," the company said (<a h