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Malevolent apps on Google Play Store infects 9 million Android users

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With the evolving technology, people in this ultra connected world process billions of corporate & personal data points through mobile devices every second. While organizations leverage these handy devices to boost their productivity & offer optimal experience to their users, threat actors  exploit mobile devices  to launch attack for their own illicit gain. Smart phones have inherit capabilities that when legally exploited enable attackers to locate users, steal credentials & other important information, access files, messages & eavesdrop on their communications etc. Smart phones are hence target of choice among cyber maniacs. Recent research reveals that the renowned digital distribution service, Google Play store was recently targeted by adware developers to extort users. The now-removed 85 apps in question disguised as streaming TV, games, remote control simulator apps in Google Play store had collectively been installed by 9 million users from around t...

FakeSpy Malware: Android Open Source compromised!

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FakeSpy Malware was first discovered by Trend Micro researchers in June 2018. FakeSpy aimed of compromising Android devices to purloin text messages, contacts, call records & bank account information of the users. Cyber criminals used SMS as a doorway to plunge Trojan in potential android devices. To your surprise, FakeSpy Malware also serves as a course for Banking Trojan. Based on the implications, researchers found that this Malware Campaign targeted South Korean users & has been in active mode since October 2017. The widespread Malware Campaign is now heavily vicious towards Japan & Korean Android Users and the bad guys smartly tuned the fake spy to modify its configuration as it conquers several countries. In the event, the targeted victims receive a mobile text message disguising as a legit message from Japan based Logistics Company. A mere click on the link in the SMS would redirect the innocent users to malignant web-page. The infected page contains a ...