Google Gives Refund to Thousands of Buyers Who Bought Bogus Android AntiVirus App

About a week back we reported about a popular paid Antivirus application on the Google Play Store which was actually a scam, dubbed as ‘Virus Shield’. This First paid fake app managed to become one of the most popular anti-virus app in less than a week, and apparently more than 10,000 Smartphones...

Update Adobe Reader app for Android to Patch Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

If you're one of the 400 million Android users out there who have installed Adobe Reader app that helps you to view PDF documents on mobile devices, then you should immediately update your app from Google Play Store. Adobe has released an updated Adobe Reader 11.2.0 version to addresses an...

Google Chrome for Android未明安全漏洞

Google Chrome for Android是一款安卓系统上的浏览器。 Google Chrome for Android存在一个未明错误，目前没有详细漏洞细节提供。 0 Google Chrome for Android 33.x Google Chrome for Android 34.0.1847.114版本已修复该漏洞，建议用户下载使用： https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.chrome...

First Paid Fake Android Antivirus App Downloaded 10,000 times from Google Play Store

Well, we all are very conscious, when it comes to the security of our personal information, security of our financial data and security of everything related to us. In the world of Smart devices where our Smartphones knows more than we know ourselves. To keep our device protected from harmful...

Android Malware found on Google Play Store mines Cryptocurrencies

Cyber criminals are more business-minded than you might expect. As the business has moved to greater use of mobile and non-Windows computers, so cyber criminals have adapted techniques monetize their efforts. Security researchers at Lookout Mobile Security discovered that various apps uploaded to...

Turkish Hacker Crashes Google Play Store Twice while testing vulnerability

Last Weekend Google Play Store was crashed twice by a Turkish hacker when he tried to test vulnerability he discovered on the Android apps publishing system, known as Google's Developer Console. Turkish hacker 'Ibrahim Balic' claimed responsibility for the Google Play Store attack and told 'The...

Rogue Android Gaming app that steals WhatsApp conversations

Google has recently removed a Rogue Android gaming app called "Balloon Pop 2" from its official Play store that was actually stealing user's private Whatsapp app conversations. Every day numerous friends ask me if it is possible to steal WhatsApp chat messages and how, of course a malware...

New Android Banking Trojan targeting Korean users

A very profitable line for mobile malware developers is Android Banking Trojans, which infect phones and steal passwords and other data when victims log onto their online bank accounts. One recent trend is Android malware that attacks users in specific countries, such as European Countries, Brazi...

Fake Grand Theft Auto V iFruit Android app fools thousands

Android malware is continuing to cause problems for end users with huge amounts of fraud and Malware campaigns going on. A lot of fake apps are currently on Google Play Store fooling thousands of consumers. Grand Theft Auto 5, which hit stores last Tuesday and is shaping up to be the most lucrati...

DHS and FBI Warn About Android Security Threats

The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI are warning police and fire departments as well as emergency medical service providers and other security personnel that out-of-date Android devices pose a serious security risk to those organizations. The warning came via an unclassified memo...

Warning: Android Bitcoin wallet apps vulnerable to theft

A critical vulnerability in the Android implementation of the Java SecureRandom random number generator was discovered, that leaves Bitcoin digital wallets on the mobile platform vulnerable to theft. Before the announcement was made, users on the forums had noticed over 55 BTC were stolen a few...

Warning: Android Bitcoin wallet apps vulnerable to theft

A critical vulnerability in the Android implementation of the Java SecureRandom random number generator was discovered, that leaves Bitcoin digital wallets on the mobile platform vulnerable to theft. Before the announcement was made, users on the forums had noticed over 55 BTC were stolen a few...

TrustGo Antivirus & Mobile Security contains a denial-of-service vulnerability

Overview TrustGo Antivirus & Mobile Security versions 1.2.7 through 1.3.5 contain a denial-of-service CWE-20 vulnerability. Description CWE-20:Improper Input Validation- CVE-2013-3580TrustGo Antivirus & Mobile Security versions 1.2.7 through 1.3.5 crash if an intent is sent to...

Exploit for most critical Android vulnerability publicly released

What if hackers could take an existing legitimate app or update with a valid digital signature, and modify it in order to use it as a malicious Trojan to access everything on your Android phone or tablet? Last week, researchers from Bluebox Security announced that the Android operating system has...

Exploit for most critical Android vulnerability publicly released

What if hackers could take an existing legitimate app or update with a valid digital signature, and modify it in order to use it as a malicious Trojan to access everything on your Android phone or tablet? Last week, researchers from Bluebox Security announced that the Android operating system has...

Pentagon Decision Moves Android Security in Right Direction

Android’s security gets its share of grief, but perhaps it’s been a bit misguided. Like many other popular open source technologies, there are a number of different flavors of the mobile platform, each with its security properties and nuances. That’s why the Pentagon’s decision to endorse the use...

Google bans Facebook and other self updating Android apps

Google just released a new Play Store version 4.0.27 that, contains only very minor tweaks and Google has changed the rules of its Google Play Store to put an end to the practice of developers updating their apps through their own means rather than the official Google Play channel. Shortly before...

Google bans Facebook and other self updating Android apps

Google just released a new Play Store version 4.0.27 that, contains only very minor tweaks and Google has changed the rules of its Google Play Store to put an end to the practice of developers updating their apps through their own means rather than the official Google Play channel. Shortly before...

Developer expelled by Google Play Store on posting Malicious Android apps

Google Play Developer Console enables developers to easily publish and distribute their applications directly to users of Android-compatible phones. Recently someone posted on Reddit that a developer is trying to spread malware by masquerading infected programs as legitimate software. The account...

Fake Lookout android app stealing your SMS and MMS messages

Android's App store is currently facing a new dilemma as its security has been compromised once again. Researchers from security firm TrustGo have recently spotted on Google Play a bogus app that supposedly automatizes the updating of a batch of other apps. The malicious code was hidden within an...