Anyone Can Buy Popular Android Ransomware Kits Off the Dark Web
Our data is valuable; our secret that we hide within this data, are even more so. With that in mind, it should be no surprise that the dark web has featured in the past year [...]
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Malware Is Never Fun, But This One Can Physically Destroy Your Phone
Most malware in the wild will try to do you harm in one way or another, but most often than not that involves accessing your information. There’s also another type of [...]
Google Weeds Out Entire Malware Family From Play Store
When we install apps on our smartphones, we expect them to do exactly what they are meant to and nothing more. Very often, however, that’s not the case, as Google [...]
Android Phones Pushed Location Info Even with GPS Turned Off, an Invitation to Abuse
Privacy is a word that sounds wonderful, but if you’re an Android user, it seems that might be the furthest thing from the truth. New reports indicate that Google has [...]
New Google AI Catches Phone Snoopers Red Handed
Most often than not, when we’re on the go and using our smartphones, we’re also putting our privacy at risk, because curiosity makes people look over your [...]
New Spyware Family Threatens Android Users
Android users have been the target of a threat actor who has created more than 4,000 spyware apps in the past six months. At least three of these apps have made their way [...]
10 VPN apps to avoid on Android
If you really want to keep your anonymity online, you will need a VPN. They provide the possibility to browse the Web anonymously and access the region-locked web, not too [...]
Norwegian authorities change their safe Windows phones for Android
When it comes to equip official authorities with the right tools, the reliability of a smartphone brand or an operating system, depends on many factors, not every one of them [...]
Ransomware app hosted in Google Play infects unsuspecting Android user
Google Play, the official market for Android apps, was caught hosting a ransomware app that infected at least one real-world handset, security researchers said Tuesday. The [...]
Google reveals how it flagged 25,000 Android apps for malware
Without stirring up an annoying Android vs iOS debate, it’s a fact that Android plays host to more malware than iOS due, in part, to its open ecosystem. Luckily, Google [...]
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