We’ve recently been informed by the Google Play store that our developer account has been terminated and all Kaspersky apps have been removed from the store. Google’s decision refers to recent U.S. government actions restricting the distribution and sales of Kaspersky products in the United States after September 29. Although these restrictions have no material legal effect … [Read more...] about Kaspersky apps are no longer available on Google Play: what to do?
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Fake Trading Apps Target Victims Globally via Apple App Store and Google Play
A large-scale fraud campaign leveraged fake trading apps published on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, as well as phishing sites, to defraud victims, per findings from Group-IB. The campaign is part of a consumer investment fraud scheme that's also widely known as pig butchering, in which prospective victims are lured into making investments in cryptocurrency or other … [Read more...] about Fake Trading Apps Target Victims Globally via Apple App Store and Google Play
Necro Android Malware Found in Popular Camera and Browser Apps on Play Store
Sep 24, 2024Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Malware Altered versions of legitimate Android apps associated with Spotify, WhatsApp, and Minecraft have been used to deliver a new version of a known malware loader called Necro. Kaspersky said some of the malicious apps have also been found on the Google Play Store. They have been cumulatively downloaded 11 million times. They … [Read more...] about Necro Android Malware Found in Popular Camera and Browser Apps on Play Store
New Mandrake Spyware Found in Google Play Store Apps After Two Years
Jul 30, 2024Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Spyware A new iteration of a sophisticated Android spyware called Mandrake has been discovered in five applications that were available for download from the Google Play Store and remained undetected for two years. The applications attracted a total of more than 32,000 installations before being pulled from the app storefront, … [Read more...] about New Mandrake Spyware Found in Google Play Store Apps After Two Years
‘Konfety’ Ad Fraud Uses 250+ Google Play Decoy Apps to Hide Malicious Twins
Jul 16, 2024NewsroomMobile Security / Online Security Details have emerged about a "massive ad fraud operation" that leverages hundreds of apps on the Google Play Store to perform a host of nefarious activities. The campaign has been codenamed Konfety – the Russian word for Candy – owing to its abuse of a mobile advertising software development kit (SDK) associated with a … [Read more...] about ‘Konfety’ Ad Fraud Uses 250+ Google Play Decoy Apps to Hide Malicious Twins
Play Ransomware Goes Commercial – Now Offered as a Service to Cybercriminals
Nov 21, 2023NewsroomRansomware-as-a-service The ransomware strain known as Play is now being offered to other threat actors "as a service," new evidence unearthed by Adlumin has revealed. "The unusual lack of even small variations between attacks suggests that they are being carried out by affiliates who have purchased the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) and are following … [Read more...] about Play Ransomware Goes Commercial – Now Offered as a Service to Cybercriminals
Google Play malware clocks up more than 600 million downloads in 2023
Users tend to think it’s safe to install apps from Google Play. After all, it’s the most official of all official stores for Android, and all apps there are thoroughly vetted by Google moderators, right? Bear in mind, however, that Google Play is home to more than three million unique apps, most of which get updated regularly, and to vet all of them thoroughly — that is, really … [Read more...] about Google Play malware clocks up more than 600 million downloads in 2023
Spyware versions of Telegram and Signal on Google Play
For popular messengers such as Telegram, Signal and WhatsApp, there are quite a few alternative clients (not to be confused with clients as in (human) customers; whoever opted this confusing language needs a good talking to) out there. Such modified apps — known as mods — often provide users with features and capabilities that aren’t available in the official clients. While … [Read more...] about Spyware versions of Telegram and Signal on Google Play
Millions Infected by Spyware Hidden in Fake Telegram Apps on Google Play
Sep 09, 2023THNMobile Security / Spyware Spyware masquerading as modified versions of Telegram have been spotted in the Google Play Store that's designed to harvest sensitive information from compromised Android devices. According to Kaspersky security researcher Igor Golovin, the apps come with nefarious features to capture and exfiltrate names, user IDs, contacts, phone … [Read more...] about Millions Infected by Spyware Hidden in Fake Telegram Apps on Google Play
Two Spyware Apps on Google Play with 1.5 Million Users Sending Data to China
Jul 08, 2023Swati KhandelwalMobile Security / Spyware Two file management apps on the Google Play Store have been discovered to be spyware, putting the privacy and security of up to 1.5 million Android users at risk. These apps engage in deceptive behaviour and secretly send sensitive user data to malicious servers in China. Pradeo, a leading mobile security company, has … [Read more...] about Two Spyware Apps on Google Play with 1.5 Million Users Sending Data to China