New Xamalicious Backdoor Infects 25 Android Apps, Affects 327K Devices

By Waqas Despite Google's proactive removal of these apps, the threat persists through third-party markets, compromising over 327,000 devices globally. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Xamalicious Backdoor Infects 25 Android Apps, Affects 327K Devices...

Beware! New Android Malware Hacks Thousands of Facebook Accounts

A new Android trojan has been found to compromise Facebook accounts of over 10,000 users in at least 144 countries since March 2021 via fraudulent apps distributed through Google Play Store and other third-party app marketplaces. Dubbed "FlyTrap," the previously undocumented malware is believed t...

This Malware Can Secretly Auto-Install any Android App to Your Phone

Own an Android Smartphone? Hackers can install any malicious third-party app on your smartphone remotely even if you have clearly tapped a reject button of the app. Security researchers have uncovered a trojanized adware family that has the capability to automatically install any app on an Androi...

Google Adds Malware Scanner to Jelly Bean 4.2

Google has been taking some steps to address the problem of malware on the Android platform in recent months, introducing the Bouncer antimalware system and some better anti-exploit technologies in Jelly Bean, the most recent version of the operating system. Now, the company is implementing some...