8 Million Android Users Hit by SpyLoan Malware in Loan Apps on Google Play Over a dozen malicious Android apps identified on the Google Play Store that have been collectively downloaded over 8 million times contain malware known as SpyLoan, according to new findings from McAfee Labs. “These PUP (potentially Read more…
They Got Nintendo’s Alarmo to Play Doom The Nintendo Alarmo is nothing more than a 2.8-inch circular screen housed in a big, red, circular computer. That immediately made it a prime target for hardware hackers keen on getting the $100 alarm clock to do their bidding. The first step on Read more…
North Korean nation-state threat actor using Play ransomware A North Korean state-sponsored threat actor is suspected of collaborating with the Play ransomware gang in a September cyberattack, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 reported Wednesday. The group tracked by Unit 42 as Jumpy Pisces, also known as Andariel, Onyx Sleet and Read more…
North Korean Group Collaborates with Play Ransomware in Significant Cyber Attack Oct 30, 2024Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Threat Intelligence Threat actors in North Korea have been implicated in a recent incident that deployed a known ransomware family called Play, underscoring their financial motivations. The activity, observed between May and September 2024, Read more…
Fake Trading Apps Target Victims Globally via Apple App Store and Google Play A large-scale fraud campaign leveraged fake trading apps published on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, as well as phishing sites, to defraud victims, per findings from Group-IB. The campaign is part of a consumer Read more…
5 Most Popular Classic Games to Play Classic games have the incredible ability to remain timeless and universal. It’s like they have a secret formula that keeps them from ever feeling outdated. You might wonder how games from decades ago can still capture our attention in a world of ultra-realistic Read more…
Necro Android Malware Found in Popular Camera and Browser Apps on Play Store Sep 24, 2024Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Malware Altered versions of legitimate Android apps associated with Spotify, WhatsApp, and Minecraft have been used to deliver a new version of a known malware loader called Necro. Kaspersky said some Read more…
Google Prevented 2.28 Million Malicious Apps from Reaching Play Store in 2023 Google on Monday revealed that almost 200,000 app submissions to its Play Store for Android were either rejected or remediated to address issues with access to sensitive data such as location or SMS messages over the past year. Read more…
Anatsa Android Trojan Bypasses Google Play Security, Expands Reach to New Countries The Android banking trojan known as Anatsa has expanded its focus to include Slovakia, Slovenia, and Czechia as part of a new campaign observed in November 2023. “Some of the droppers in the campaign successfully exploited the accessibility service, despite Read more…
Double-Extortion Play Ransomware Strikes 300 Organizations Worldwide Dec 19, 2023NewsroomRansomware / Threat Intelligence The threat actors behind the Play ransomware are estimated to have impacted approximately 300 entities as of October 2023, according to a new joint cybersecurity advisory from Australia and the U.S. “Play ransomware actors employ a double-extortion Read more…