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Malwarebytes found that the Barcode Scanner app on Google Play infects its millions of users with one update that was issued in December 2020.

Feb 8, 2021

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Cybersecurity

Crime

New Goontact 'Sextortion' Malware Infecting Thousands of Android and iOS Devices – Report

The malware can steal personal information including SMS, GPS location, photos and contacts that can be used for extortion and future phishing attacks.

Dec 16, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

CyberSecurity

Chinese Phone Manufacturer Gionee Secretly Installed Malware in Over 20 Million Devices

A Chinese court found a Gionee subsidiary and its partner guilty of intentionally implanting malware secretly in Gionee phones to make money

Dec 6, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

CyberSecurity

Dan Brown's 'Digital Fortress' Scenario Looms Large From AI-Powered Cyberattacks

With hackers slowly turning to artificial intelligence, cyberattacks would become sophisticated and difficult to prevent as per the report by the UNICRI and Europol

Nov 21, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity Artificial intelligence

CyberSecurity

Google Removes Popular Children's Android Apps for Stealing User Data

The apps which were targeted to children bundled Android ID and Android Advertising ID to track users' activity, violating Google's policy

Oct 27, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

CyberSecurity

Sophisticated Android Malware Abusing Notification Access to Demand Ransom, Warns Microsoft

The MalLocker.B malware triggers an overlay screen with ransom note using an explicit image from the phone or a fake police fine notice that can not be bypassed

Oct 9, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity Ransomware

CyberSecurity

New Strain of IPStorm Malware Infects Thousands of Smart Devices in 84 Countries

IPStorm malware uses brute force attacks to infect IoT devices that are run on Linux besides Android, Windows and Mac systems

Oct 3, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

CyberSecurity

Google Removes 17 Apps From Play Store With Joker Malware for WAP Billing Fraud

Those apps with over 120,000 downloads evaded Google's scrutiny with a dropper technique that could download the malware later through a multi-stage process

Sep 27, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

After WhatsApp, its rivals Telegram, Signal reported to be vulnerable to cyber attacks

Technology

This New Android 'Alien' Malware Can Steal Credentials from 226 Apps Including Facebook, Gmail, Snapchat

The dangerous Alien malware targeted several Android apps and can steal passwords from email, instant messaging, and cryptocurrency apps

Sep 24, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Cybersecurity Facebook

Technology

Social media influencers with over 300,000 followers have been promoting apps on TikTok and Instagram that are scams

Sep 22, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

CyberSecurity

Iranian Hacker Group Develops Malware to Bypass Google's Two-Factor Authentication on Android Devices

The malware with Android and Windows Infostealer variants target users through phishing scams and steal personal data

Sep 20, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Technology

Google Removes Several Apps from Play Store; Experts Find Malicious Apps Offering Products

Researchers at White Ops said in June Terracotta botnet silently loaded over two billion ads inside 65,000 infected smartphones

Aug 30, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Cybersecurity

Technology

More Than 50,000 Chinese Smartphones with Built-In Malware Sold in African Countries

Malicious code was found on more than 50,000 smartphones by Tecno that were bought by people on a lower income in African countries

Aug 27, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Cybersecurity

Technology

Android 11 to Limit Third-Party Camera Apps to Prevent Location Data Leaks; Developers Upset

With Android 11, apps will be forced to launch the in-built camera app instead of any default camera app to prevent the harvesting location data

Aug 21, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Smartphones

Beware Android Users: This Chat App Can Spy on You and Steal Personal Information

Researchers at ESET warned the Android users about the malicious app that can steal personal information

Jul 25, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

Technology

Joker Android Malware Finds New Trick to Sneak Past Security Wall in Google Play Store

11 apps in question were removed by Google from the Play Store after CheckPoint informed about the malware risk

Jul 9, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Cybersecurity

Tech & Trend

Google Removes 25 Android Apps From Play Store That May Have Stolen Your Facebook Login Details

These 25 apps had a total of over 2 million downloads and mostly offered services like wallpaper management, screenshot editor and weather

Jul 4, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Facebook Cybersecurity

Tech & Trend

'FakeSpy' Returns Targeting US, China, UK, Japan, But Expert Alerts About Pre-Installed Malware Threat

Researchers found preinstalled malware on more than 7.4 million Android devices, when FakeSpy, an old Android malware returned targetting several countries

Jul 4, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Cybersecurity

Technology

This Dangerous Chinese Hackers Group and a Defense Contractor Are Connected, Reveals New Finding

Researchers at a global security firm established a link between APT15 malware and Tianhe Defense Technology, a Chinese defense contractor

Jul 2, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Cybersecurity

Technology

Delete These Malicious Apps Owned by a Chinese Company That Seek Dangerous Permissions

Some of the malicious apps ask for nine dangerous permissions, including users' location and can track the call log

May 28, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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