Google Removes 21 Malicious Android Apps from Play Store
Google has stepped in to remove several Android applications from the official Play Store following the disclosure that the apps in question were found...
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Link Previews in Chat Apps Pose Privacy, Security Issues: Researchers
An analysis of the manner in which popular chat applications handle link previews has revealed several privacy and security issues, including some that still...
Adware found in 21 Android apps with more than 7 million downloads
Google has removed 15 of 21 Android applications from the official Play Store over the weekend following a report from Czech antivirus maker Avast....
Experts Warn of Privacy Risks Caused by Link Previews in Messaging Apps
Cybersecurity researchers over the weekend disclosed new security risks associated with link previews in popular messaging apps that cause the services to leak IP...
Apple notarizes six malicious apps posing as Flash installers
Image: Maria Teneva Malware authors have managed to pass malicious apps through the Apple app notarization process for the second time this year and...
IBM discovers a new banking malware attached to Video Conferencing apps like Zoom – E Hacking News
Researchers at IBM have discovered a new malware campaign VIZOME that hijacks bank accounts by the overlay. Researchers Chen Nahman, Ofir Ozer, and...
‘Five Eyes’ Alliance Demands Ways to Access Encrypted Apps
The “Five Eyes” intelligence alliance demanded Sunday that tech companies insert “backdoors” in encrypted apps to allow law enforcement agencies the access they say...
This stealthy hacker-for-hire group is using phishing, malicious apps and zero-day attacks against its victims
An extensive cyber-espionage operation by a hacker-for-hire group that uses phishing, social engineering, malicious apps, custom malware and zero-day attacks has been secretly targeting governments, private...
240+ Android apps caught showing out-of-context ads
Google has removed this summer more than 240 Android applications from the official Play Store for showing out-of-context ads and breaking a newly introduced...
Secure Your SaaS Apps With Security Posture Management Platform
As security professionals who have spent more than a few years in the industry, we know a good challenge when we see one. SaaS...