Android users installed 172 malicious apps 335m times last month

By Waqas In September alone, over 335 million Android users were tricked into downloading malware-infected apps from the Google Play Store. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Android users installed 172 malicious apps 335m times last month...

Google Play Malicious Apps Racked Up 335M+ Installs In September

Despite Google’s stepped up efforts to ban malicious apps hosted on Google Play 172 harmful apps – installed 335 million times by users – have been discovered on the platform in September alone. ESET researcher Lukas Stefanko said on Tuesday that the majority of those 172 malicious apps were...

This Week in Security News: Fake Apps on iOS and Google Play and Social Media Security Issues

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about the evolution of EDR to XDR and why your CISO should care, stock trading app attacks and fake gambling apps. Also, read about ho...

V-SOL GPON/EPON OLT Platform 2.03 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

Exploit Title: V-SOL GPON/EPON OLT Platform 2.03 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Author: LiquidWorm Discovery Date: 2019-09-26 Vendor: Guangzhou V-SOLUTION Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. Product web page: https://www.vsolcn.com Tested on: GoAhead-Webs Advisory ID: ZSL-2019-5536 Advisory URL:...

Top Play Store Weather app steals user data & sends to Chinese server

By Sudais The weather app called Weather Forecast: World Weather Accurate Radar on two of Alcatel's Android smartphone models, namely the Pixi 4 and A3 Max. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Top Play Store Weather app steals user data & sends to Chinese server...

The vulnerability of the plug-and-play software package Cisco Industrial Network Director allows a intruder to gain unauthorized access to protected information.

The vulnerability of the Cisco Industrial Network Director plug-and-play software package is related to errors in access control for the web-based management interface. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor, operating remotely, to gain unauthorized access to protected...

The Joker is haunting Google Play Store with malware

By Sudais Another day, another Android malware - This time; The Joker malware is here not to creep you out but to steal from you. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Joker is haunting Google Play Store with malware...

100s of Flashlight apps on Play Store ask for dangerous permissions

By Sudais Just now Avast has released a report that details an analysis of 937 flashlight apps on Google's Play Store and the variety of permissions that they seek which can be categorized into the following. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 100s of Flashlight apps on Play...

Joker Spyware Found in 24 Google Play Apps

A new spyware has been making the rounds in Android apps on Google Play, infecting victims post-download to steal their SMS messages, contact lists and device information. In addition to stealing victims’ information, the malware also stealthily signs them up for premium service subscriptions tha...

BRATA Android RAT Steals Banking Info in Real Time

A powerful Android remote access tool RAT family dubbed BRATA is proliferating, with at least 20 different variants cropping up since it was first spotted in January. The majority of the binaries have been found in the official Google Play store, masquerading as updates for the instant messaging...

Finding a Better Route to Router and Home Network Security

When was the last time you looked at your home router? We tend to only notice these magical boxes when something goes wrong. And given that many of us get our router as part of a single broadband box technically known as a gateway, combining modem and router in one device, there’s even less...

A week in security (August 26 – September 1)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we analysed the Android xHelper trojan, we wondered why the Nextdoor app would send out letters on behalf of their customers, reported about a study that explores the clickjacking problem across top Alexa-ranked websites, wondered how to get the board to invest in...

Google Will Now Pay Anyone Who Reports Apps Abusing Users' Data

In the wake of data abuse scandals and several instances of malware app being discovered on the Play Store, Google today expanded its bug bounty program to beef up the security of Android apps and Chrome extensions distributed through its platform. The expansion in Google's vulnerability reward...

Google Will Now Pay Anyone Who Reports Apps Abusing Users' Data

In the wake of data abuse scandals and several instances of malware app being discovered on the Play Store, Google today expanded its bug bounty program to beef up the security of Android apps and Chrome extensions distributed through its platform. The expansion in Google's vulnerability reward...

Google Targets Data-Abusing Apps with Bug Bounty Launch

Google is looking to squash vulnerabilities on its Google Play app marketplace with a new bug-bounty program aimed at identifying data-abuse issues in Android apps and Chrome extensions. The company on Thursday announced the Developer Data Protection Reward Program, which, depending on the impact...

Fully equipped Spying Android RAT from Brazil: BRATA

"BRATA" is a new Android remote access tool malware family. We used this code name based on its description - "Brazilian RAT Android". It exclusively targets victims in Brazil: however, theoretically it could also be used to attack any other Android user if the cybercriminals behind it want to. I...

Malicious App on Google Play Tallies 100 Million Downloads

Call it the case of a good app gone bad! For some time, a handy PDF creator and optical character recognition OCR app available via Google Play offered users utility and convenience. The app, downloaded more than 100 million times, is called CamScanner and allows Android phone owners to snap a...

WARNING — Malware Found in CamScanner Android App With 100+ Million Users

Beware! Attackers can remotely hijack your Android device and steal data stored on it, if you are using free version of CamScanner , a highly-popular Phone PDF creator app with more than 100 million downloads on Google Play Store. So, to be safe, just uninstall the CamScanner app from your Androi...

WARNING — Malware Found in CamScanner Android App With 100+ Million Users

Beware! Attackers can remotely hijack your Android device and steal data stored on it, if you are using free version of CamScanner, a highly-popular Phone PDF creator app with more than 100 million downloads on Google Play Store. So, to be safe, just uninstall the CamScanner app from your Android...

An advertising dropper in Google Play

Recently, the popular CamScanner – Phone PDF creator app caught our attention. According to Google Play, it has been installed more than 100 million times. The developers position it as a solution for scanning and managing digitized documents, but negative user reviews that have been left over th...