A researcher demonstrates how Hinge profile photos and prompts can be exploited as a stealthy malware command-and-control ...
Browser extensions turned malicious after years of legitimate operation in DarkSpectre campaign affecting millions. The ...
Bad apps can be hiding in the place you least expect and that’s exactly what happened with 224 malicious apps that were recently removed from the Google Play Store following the discovery of a massive ...
App stores are supposed to be reliable and free of malware or fake apps, but that's far from the truth. For every legitimate application that solves a real problem, there are dozens of knockoffs ...
A new mobile crypto-stealing malware called SparkKitty was found in apps on Google Play and the Apple App Store, targeting Android and iOS devices. The malware is a possible evolution of SparkCat, ...
Malware on iPhones and Android devices is often associated with downloading third-party apps from unofficial sources. Cybercriminals, however, are also able to hide malware within apps found at ...
Apple and Google have pulled apps from their app stores after security researchers found them carrying data-stealing malware for nearly one year. The mobile app market is substantial. AppLovin ...
Kaspersky has discovered a new data-stealing Trojan, SparkCat, active in the Apple App Store and Google Play. This is said to be the “first known instance” of optical recognition-based malware ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alex Vakulov is a cybersecurity expert focused on consumer security. Feb 02, 2025, 01:35pm EST Feb 02, 2025, 02:13pm EST Google ...
Bitdefender reports that more than 60 million users have recently downloaded applications used in massive ad fraud campaigns from the Play Store. The fraud campaign, code-named "Vapor," allows ...
A newly discovered malware campaign is stealing cryptocurrency from iOS by exploiting vulnerabilities in apps available on the App Store. Kaspersky researchers have discovered a malicious software ...