News in the Mobile category

Google Enables Safe Browsing Support in Android's WebView Browser

Google announced earlier this week plans to enable Safe Browsing support for the Android WebView component, a stripped-down browser that comes with all Android versions.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- April 20, 2018
- 01:00 AM
- 1
More Than Half of Android Apps for Kids Are Violating US Privacy Laws

Privacy experts have analyzed 5,855 child-directed Android apps and have found that more than half —57%— are potentially violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), a US law protecting children's private data online.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- April 16, 2018
- 05:55 PM
- 1
Researchers Catch Android OEMs Lying About Security Patches

A large number of Android manufacturers (OEMs) are skipping security patches but are lying to users about it, according to the team at Security Research Lab (SRL), a Berlin-based cyber-security firm.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- April 13, 2018
- 01:20 PM
- 8
HTTP Injector Apps Are Becoming a Popular Method to Obtain Free Internet Access

"HTTP injector" apps traded in public Telegram channels are becoming a popular method of gaining free Internet access on mobile devices.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- April 10, 2018
- 01:10 AM
- 0
Android Trojan Steals Data From Facebook Messenger, Skype, Other IM Clients

Security researchers have found a new Android malware strain that has been designed to steal data from mobile instant messaging clients.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- April 03, 2018
- 12:20 AM
- 0
Android Monero-Mining Malware Can Cause Device Failure

Trend Micro security experts have warned users today about a new type of Android malware that infects devices and untetheredly mines Monero in the phone's background until the battery is exhausted or the device gives out.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 28, 2018
- 12:50 PM
- 1
HiddnAd and Guerilla Adware Removed From the Google Play Store

Google security staffers have removed 22 Android apps reported to have been infected with the HiddnAd and Guerilla adware families.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 26, 2018
- 11:48 AM
- 0
Android Malware Intercepts Phone Calls to Connect Banking Users to Scammers

A new variant of the FakeBank Android malware includes the ability to intercept phone calls victims are making to their banks, and redirecting users to scammers.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 16, 2018
- 05:43 PM
- 2
A List of New Features Arriving in Android P

A summary of all the new features Google announced last night for Android P (Android 9.x) —the next major version of the Android operating system that is expected to be released in August-September this year.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 08, 2018
- 07:23 AM
- 0
Researchers Find New Flaws in 4G LTE Protocols

Academics from Purdue University and the University of Iowa have uncovered new vulnerabilities in the core protocols that power 4G LTE mobile networks across the world.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 05, 2018
- 04:25 PM
- 1
Banking Trojan Found in Over 40 Models of Low-Cost Android Smartphones

Over 40 models of low-cost Android smartphones are sold already infected with the Triada banking trojan, says Dr.Web, a Russia-based antivirus vendor.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 02, 2018
- 11:30 AM
- 3
"Fakeapp" Android Malware Steals Facebook Credentials, Logs into Accounts

A new Android malware strain can phish Facebook user credentials and then log into accounts to harvest account details, and even search and collect results using the Facebook app's search functionality.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 02, 2018
- 07:18 AM
- 0
New RedDrop Android Spyware Records Nearby Audio

A new Android malware strain named RedDrop can perform a vast array of malicious actions, including recording nearby audio and uploading the data to cloud-storage accounts on Dropbox and Google Drive.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 27, 2018
- 05:16 PM
- 0
Android P Will Block Background Apps from Accessing Phone's Camera & Microphone

Android P, the next major version of the Android operating system, will block idle (background) applications from accessing a smartphone's camera or microphone.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 23, 2018
- 02:00 AM
- 2
Android Ransomware Numbers Went Down in 2017

The number of ransomware infections on Android devices has gone down in 2017, according to an end-of-year report published by ESET last week.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 19, 2018
- 12:15 AM
- 0
JavaScript Cryptomining Scripts Discovered in 19 Google Play Apps

There doesn't appear to be an end in sight for the cryptojacking scourge affecting all facets of the web right now.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 13, 2018
- 01:00 AM
- 0
Android Web Users Victims of Cryptojacking Campaign

Threat actors behind a malvertising campaign are explicitly targeting mobile web users, redirecting Android owners to websites where crooks mine Monero using the Coinhive service while the user is busy solving a CAPTCHA.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 12, 2018
- 01:20 PM
- 0
Android Devices Targeted by New Monero-Mining Botnet

A new botnet appeared over the weekend, and it's targeting Android devices by scanning for open debug ports so it can infect victims with malware that mines the Monero cryptocurrency.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 05, 2018
- 05:30 AM
- 1
Google Removed Over 700,000 Malicious Android Apps From the Play Store in 2017

Google says it removed over 700,000 bad or malicious apps from the Play Store in 2017, up 70% from 2016.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- January 30, 2018
- 07:53 PM
- 4
Infected Android Games Spread Adware to More Than 4.5 Million Users

An Android app component meant to provide inter-user chatting capabilities has been opening websites and clicking on ads in phones' background.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- January 25, 2018
- 03:48 AM
- 3