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The Hacker News - Cybersecurity News and Analysis: Google Play Store
WARNING — Malware Found in CamScanner Android App With 100+ Million Users
August 27, 2019
Swati Khandelwal
Beware! Attackers can remotely hijack your Android device and steal data stored on it, if you are using free version of CamScanner , a h...
New Malware Replaced Legit Android Apps With Fake Ones On 25 Million Devices
July 11, 2019
Swati Khandelwal
Are you sure the WhatsApp app you are using on your Android device is legitimate, even if it's working perfectly as intended? ...Or...
Tor Browser for Android — First Official App Released On Play Store
May 23, 2019
Wang Wei
Wohooo! Great news for privacy-focused users. Tor Browser, the most popular privacy-focused browser, for Android is finally out of beta...
New Android Malware Apps Use Motion Sensor to Evade Detection
January 18, 2019
Mohit Kumar
Even after so many efforts by Google for preventing its Play Store from malware, shady apps somehow managed to fool its anti-malware prot...
Google Removes 85 Adware Apps That Infect 9 Million Android Users
January 09, 2019
Swati Khandelwal
Google has removed 85 apps from its Play Store after finding out that they were pushing aggressive, full-screen adware to Android users. ...
Google Will Charge Android Phone Makers to Use Its Apps In Europe
October 17, 2018
Mohit Kumar
Would you prefer purchasing an Android device that doesn't have any apps or services from Google? No Google Maps, No Gmail, No YouTub...
Fortnite APK Download for Android Won't Be Available on Google Play Store
August 06, 2018
Swati Khandelwal
There's both good news and bad news for Fortnite game lovers. Fortnite, one of the most popular games in the world right now, is co...
Google Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Android Apps From the Play Store
July 27, 2018
Mohit Kumar
Following Apple's lead in banning cryptocurrency mining apps , Google has also updated its Play Store policy this week to ban apps tha...
Google Solves Update Issue for Android Apps Installed from Unknown Sources
June 21, 2018
Swati Khandelwal
If you are wondering how to receive latest updates for an Android app—installed via a 3rd party source or peer-to-peer app sharing—directly ...
Password Stealing Apps With Over A Million Downloads Found On Google Play Store
December 13, 2017
Swati Khandelwal
Even after so many efforts by Google like launching bug bounty program and preventing apps from using Android accessibility services , m...
BankBot Returns On Play Store – A Never Ending Android Malware Story
November 20, 2017
Mohit Kumar
Even after so many efforts by Google for making its Play Store away from malware, shady apps somehow managed to fool its anti-malware pro...
Google Begins Removing Play Store Apps Misusing Android Accessibility Services
November 14, 2017
Swati Khandelwal
Due to rise in malware and adware abusing Android accessibility services, Google has finally decided to take strict steps against the app...
Fake WhatsApp On Google Play Store Downloaded By Over 1 Million Android Users
November 04, 2017
Swati Khandelwal
Cybercriminals are known to take advantage of everything that's popular among people in order to spread malware, and Google's off...
Google Play Store Launches Bug Bounty Program to Protect Popular Android Apps
October 19, 2017
Swati Khandelwal
Better late than never. Google has finally launched a bug bounty program for Android apps on Google Play Store, inviting security research...
Yet Another Android Malware Infects Over 4.2 Million Google Play Store Users
September 15, 2017
Swati Khandelwal
Even after so many efforts by Google, malicious apps somehow managed to fool its Play Store's anti-malware protections and infect peo...
More than 1,000 Spyware Apps Found On Android App Stores
August 11, 2017
Swati Khandelwal
If you think you are downloading apps from Google Play Store and you are secure, then watch out! Someone has managed to flood third-par...
Google Detects Dangerous Spyware Apps On Android Play Store
July 27, 2017
Swati Khandelwal
Security researchers at Google have discovered a new family of deceptive Android spyware that can steal a whole lot of information on us...
Beware! Over 800 Android Apps on Google Play Store Contain 'Xavier' Malware
June 13, 2017
Mohit Kumar
Over 800 different Android apps that have been downloaded millions of times from Google Play Store found to be infected with malicious ad li...
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