ESET researchers have uncovered fraudulent apps on Google Play that claim to provide the call history “for any number.” The offending apps, which ESET named CallPhantom based on their false claims, purport to provide access to call histories, SMS records,Read More…
Kaspersky has identified a new variant of the SparkCat Trojan in the App Store and Google Play—a year after the crypto-stealing malware was first discovered and removed from both platforms. The Trojan hides inside legitimate-looking apps and scans users’ photo galleriesRead More…
Kaspersky Threat Research expertise center has discovered a new data-stealing Trojan, SparkCat, active in AppStore and Google Play since at least March 2024. This is the first known instance of optical recognition-based malware appearing in AppStore.Read More…
After analyzing offers of malicious apps on Google Play that are for sale on the Darknet, Kaspersky experts have discovered that malicious mobile apps and store developer accounts are being sold at up to US$20,000. Using Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence,Read More…
With an ever growing number of smartphone users, the development of mobile applications has become a booming industry. Today there are millions of apps, helping users with almost everything of their everyday life – from entertainment to banking and billing. Read More…
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that most medical and fitness apps in Google Play have tracking capabilities enabled and their data collection practices aren’t transparentRead More…
ESET researchers have discovered a new operation within a long-running cyber-espionage campaign in the Middle East, apparently with links to the threat actor group known as Gaza Hackers, or Molerats.Read More…
Reviewing the statistic of cyber-attacks on smartphone users, the researchers saw that in the period of January – June 2020, the number of malicious attacks on mobile users reached 68,063. The overall dynamics were clearly showing that quarantine did not have a particular influence on the United ArabRead More…
