Google Play Cracks Down on Malicious Apps

Google Play is ramping up its offensive against malicious apps, which have continued to plague the official app store for Android devices over the years. In a Wednesday post, Andrew Ahn, product manager at Google Play, said that the number of app submissions that were rejected on the app...

Hacked versions of popular iOS games available on App Store

By Waqas Software pirates are distributing hacked and infected versions of iPhone apps by hijacking Apple’s enterprise developer program. Reportedly, the hacked apps include versions of Minecraft, Spotify, Angry Birds, and Pokemon Go. These apps have been modified for making paid content/features...

Google Pulls Data-Chugging App From iOS Devices

Google has found itself in hot water for a research app that may have violated Apple’s policies by collecting user data in exchange for gift cards. The tech giant said it has now disabled Screenwise Meter“audience measurement” app – which voluntarily collects data from users’ phones, browsers and...

HOUSE GATE App for iOS vulnerable to directory traversal

Overview HOUSE GATE App for iOS provided by HOUSE GATE inc. uses the old version of cordova-plugin-ionic-webview, and inherits a directory traversal vulnerability CWE-22, CVE-2018-16202. Gaku Mochizuki of Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions, Inc. reported this vulnerability to IPA. JPCERT/CC...

JVN#98505783: HOUSE GATE App for iOS vulnerable to directory traversal

HOUSE GATE App for iOS provided by HOUSE GATE inc. uses the old version of cordova-plugin-ionic-webview, and inherits a directory traversal vulnerability CWE-22, CVE-2018-16202. Impact A remote attacker may obtain an arbitrary file such as a file related to an application on iOS device. As a...

A Devious Phishing Scam Targets Apple App Store Customers

Be on the lookout for emails that claim to be from the App Store...

Android Trojan Targets PayPal Users

Want to download an Android battery utility app from a third-party Android app store? What could possibly go wrong? Last month researchers downloaded a power management app called “Optimization Android” from an undisclosed third-party app store. What they found was instead of optimizing the phone...

New Scam Apps Take Advantage of iPhone Touch ID

Touch ID is seamless, which makes it great for unlocking your phone—and for App Store scammers...

iTunes Doesn't Encrypt Downloads—on Purpose

While HTTPS has made the web at large a much safer place, Apple has chosen to forgo it for iTunes and App Store downloads...

GPlayed's younger brother is a banker — and it's after Russian banks

This blog post is authored by Vitor Ventura. Introduction Cisco Talos published its findings on a new Android trojan known as "GPlayed" on Oct. 11. At the time, we wrote that the trojan seemed to be in the testing stages of development, based on the malware's code patterns, strings and telemetry...

About the security content of tvOS 11.2 - Apple Support

About Apple security updates For our customers' protection, Apple doesn't disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches or releases are available. Recent releases are listed on the Apple security updates page. For more information about security, se...

macOS < 10.14 Multiple Vulnerabilities

The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X that is prior to 10.13.6 or is not macOS 10.14. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities in the following components : - afpserver - AppleGraphicsControl - Application Firewall - App Store - APR - ATS - Auto Unlock - Bluetooth -...

Apple macOS Mojave Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Apple macOS Mojave is an operating system developed by Apple Inc. for Mac computers.The App Store is a platform for the online distribution of applications. An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the handling of Apple IDs in the App Store component of Apple macOS Mojave version 10.14. ...

About the security content of macOS Mojave 10.14

About the security content of macOS Mojave 10.14 This document describes the security content of macOS Mojave 10.14. About Apple security updates For our customers' protection, Apple doesn't disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches or releases...

Apple Removes Several Trend Micro Apps For Collecting MacOS Users' Data

Apple has removed almost all popular security apps offered by well-known cyber-security vendor Trend Micro from its official Mac App Store after they were caught stealing users' sensitive data without their consent. The controversial apps in question include Dr Cleaner, Dr Cleaner Pro, Dr...

British Airways Hack Triggers GDPR Concerns, as World Awaits Windows 0-Day Patch

A swipe of confidential data from almost 400,000 British Airways customers. A string of app takedowns at the Mac App Store after exfiltration findings. A gargantuan data breach at a Chinese hotel chain. An unpatched zero-day Windows bug exploited in the wild. These are some of the security news...

A week in security (September 3 – 9)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at spyware going mainstream, how the popular game Fortnite sparks security concerns for Android users, and how certain Mac App Store apps are stealing user data. Other cybersecurity news: Microsoft announced Windows 7 Extended Security Updates in a blog...

No.1 Adware Removal Tool On Apple App Store Caught Spying On Mac Users

A highly popular top-tier app in Apple's Mac App Store that's designed to protect its users from adware and malware threats has been, ironically, found surreptitiously stealing their browsing history without their consent, and sending it to a server in China. What's more concerning? Even after...

No.1 Adware Removal Tool On Apple App Store Caught Spying On Mac Users

A highly popular top-tier app in Apple's Mac App Store that's designed to protect its users from adware and malware threats has been, ironically, found surreptitiously stealing their browsing history without their consent, and sending it to a server in China. What's more concerning? Even after...

Mac App Store apps are stealing user data

There is a concerning trend lately in the Mac App Store. Several security researchers have independently found different apps that are collecting sensitive user data and uploading it to servers controlled by the developer. This is referred to as exfiltrating the data. Some of this data is actuall...