Malware & Threats Necro Trojan Infects Google Play Apps With Millions of Downloads The Necro trojan was found in two Android applications in Google Play with a combined downloads count of over 11 million. Ionut ArghireSeptember 23, 2024
Malware & Threats Thousands Download New Mandrake Android Spyware Version From Google Play Five Android applications containing the Mandrake spyware have been downloaded over 32,000 times from Google Play since 2022. Ionut ArghireJuly 30, 2024
Malware & Threats Google Boosts Bug Bounty Payouts Tenfold in Mobile App Security Push Researchers can earn as much as $450,000 for a single vulnerability report as Google boosts its mobile vulnerability rewards program. Ionut ArghireMay 1, 2024
Malware & Threats Google Says it Blocked 2.28 Million Apps from Google Play Store In 2023, Google said it blocked 2.28 million bad applications from being published on Google Play and banned 333,000 developer accounts. Ionut ArghireApril 29, 2024
Malware & Threats VPN Apps on Google Play Turn Android Devices Into Proxies Human Security identifies 28 VPN applications for Android and an SDK that turn devices into proxies. Ionut ArghireMarch 27, 2024