Fraudulent Android app developers have been discovered trying to manipulate Google’s Play Store security by removing suspicious code before adding it back in to see what trips detection systems.
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Thousands of Android apps contain undocumented backdoors, study finds
A study has found that thousands of legitimate Android apps are taking liberties or installing with capabilities that users wouldn’t expect to exist.
Analytics firm’s VPN and ad-blocking apps are secretly grabbing user data
Both Google and Apple have removed at least some of the apps from the company, Sensor Tower.
Google purges 600 Android apps for “disruptive” pop-up ads
These apps plunk ads in front of us when we’re trying to do something else, often leading to inadvertent ad clicks and much cursing.
Android pulls 24 ‘dangerous’ malware-filled apps from Play Store
The malware-infected apps used to harvest data and sign users up to premium services have been downloaded more than 382 million times.
Fleeceware is back in Google Play – massive fees for not much at all
The apps itself isn’t malicious – the treachery lies in the payment model.
Fake Android apps uploaded to Play store by notorious Sandworm hackers
The Russian ‘Sandworm’ hacking group has been caught repeatedly uploading fake and modified Android apps to Google’s Play Store.
Google throws bug bounty bucks at mega-popular third-party apps
Google’s going to throw more bug bounty money at the problem of nasty apps in its Play Store, it announced on Thursday. In a post from the Android Security & Privacy team’s Adam Bacchus, Sebastian Porst, and Patrick Mutchler , the company said that it’s throwing the security net over not just its own apps, but […]
Google plays Whack-A-Mole with naughty Android developers
Android developers without a track record are going to be submitted to more checks in order to stamp out those of “bad faith.”
WhatsApp urges Android users to manually backup their chats
WhatsAppers have until 12 November. That’s when WhatsApp will sweep out dusty old backups that haven’t been updated in more than a year.