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11 Dec, 2020
APT32, Bangladesh, cyberattack, Facebook, google apps, google play, Hacks, Malware, malware attack, Phishing, phishing attack, Security News, watering hole
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Facebook shut down accounts and Pages used by two separate threat groups to spread malware and conduct phishing attacks. Facebook has shut down several accounts and Pages on its platform, which were used to launch phishing and malware attacks by two cybercriminal groups: APT32 in Vietnam and an unnamed threat . . . Read more
03 Dec, 2020
Android, bumble, cisco teams, CVE-2020-8913, Edge, google, google play, google play core library, Grindr, Mobile Security, Security News, Vulnerabilities, Vulnerability
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Patches for a flaw (CVE-2020-8913) in the Google Play Core Library have not been implemented by several popular Google Play apps, including Cisco Teams and Edge. Researchers are warning that several popular Google Play applications – including mobile browser app Edge and business app Cisco Teams – have yet to . . . Read more
24 Nov, 2020
abusive ads, Advertising, Android malware, Darcy Minecraft Mod, Gaming, google play, Kaspersky, kids games, malicious mods, Malware, Minecraft, Minecraft mod apps, Minecraft Modpacks, Minecraft Mods, mobile malware, Mobile Security, Mods for Minecraft ACPE, scammers, Security News, Seeded for Minecraft ACPE, Textures for Minecraft ACPE, Web Security, Zone Modding Minecraft
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Fake Minecraft Modpacks on Google Play deliver millions of abusive ads and make normal phone use impossible. Scammers are taking advantage of the Minecraft sandbox video game’s wild success by developing Google Play apps which appear to be Minecraft modpacks, but instead deliver abusive ads, according to researchers. Since July, . . . Read more
24 Nov, 2020
Baidu, Data leakage, google play, IMEI, IMSI, intercept phone calls, mobile app, Mobile Security, Privacy, Security News, user tracking, Vulnerabilities, Web Security
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Cyberattackers could use the information to track users across devices, disable phone service, or intercept messages and phone calls. Multiple Android mobile apps found in Google Play, including Baidu Search Box and Baidu Maps, were found by researchers to be leaking data that could be used to track users – . . . Read more
19 Nov, 2020
Android, go sms pro, google play, information disclosure, media content exposure, mobile messaging app, Mobile Security, patch, predictable URLs, Privacy, private photos, Security News, security vulnerability, Trustwave SpiderLabs, Vulnerabilities, Web Security
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The vulnerable version of the app, which has 100 million users, uses easily predictable URLs to link to private content. A security weakness discovered in the GO SMS Pro Android app can be exploited to publicly expose media sent using the app, according to researchers. The GO SMS Pro application . . . Read more
11 Nov, 2020
30, Android, Avast, Boys and Girls Skins, fleeceware, game mods, google play, Live Wallpapers HD & 3D Background, Malware, Maps for Minecraft PE, Maps Skins and Mods for Minecraft., Master for Minecraft, MasterCraft for Minecraft, Minecraft, mobile apps, Mobile Security, Mods, roblox, scam apps, Security News, skins, Skins for Roblox, wallpaper
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Seven mobile apps for Android sneakily charge fans of Minecraft and Roblox hundreds of dollars per month. Fans of the popular Minecraft video game are in the crosshairs of cybercriminals, who have loaded up Google Play with scam apps bent on fleecing players out of cash. According to researchers, the . . . Read more
27 Oct, 2020
Adware, Android, bad apps, Developers, gaming apps, google, google play, hiddenads, Malware, mobile apps, Mobile Security, Security News
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Android apps packed with malware from HiddenAds family downloaded 8 million times from the online marketplace. Researchers have discovered a raft of malicious gaming apps on Google Play that come loaded with adware, signaling that the tech giant continues to struggle with keeping bad apps off its online marketplace. Twenty-one . . . Read more
08 Oct, 2020
8-16 bit color palate, ad fraud, Android, emulator, google play, Malicious ads, Malware, Mobile Security, Nintendo, OOC ads, out of context ads, RAINBOWMIX, retro games, Security News, Web Security, White Ops
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28 Sep, 2020
Android, google play, joker, Malware, Mobile Security, new variants, Security News, september, technical analysis, third party app stores, Zimperium, zScaler
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17 Sep, 2020
ban, coordinated activity, election 2020, google, google play, influence campaigns, Malware, misrepresentation, Mobile Security, monitoring, political influence, Privacy, Security News, Spyware, stalkerware, surveillance, Web Security
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