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This Android malware poses as real apps to take you to dangerous sites and flood your phone with spam

A new version of the Konfety malware that attacks the best Android phones now uses distorted APK files as well as other methods in order to avoid being detected and analyzed. As reported by Bleeping ...
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Malware-ridden apps made it into Google's Play Store, scored 19 million downloads

Cloud security vendor Zscaler says customers of Google’s Play Store have downloaded more than 19 million instances of malware-laden apps that evaded the web giant’s security scans.… Zscaler’s ...
Yahoo

Researchers find malware that reroutes banking apps through fake environments to monitor activity

Zimperium zLabs has uncovered a new version of the GodFather malware that uses on-device virtualization to hijack real banking and cryptocurrency apps. Unlike older attacks that showed fake login ...
Infosecurity Magazine

Android RAT Uses Hugging Face to Host Malware

A new Android remote access trojan (RAT) uses popular AI platform Hugging Face to host and distribute malicious payloads, ...

Hugging Face abused to spread thousands of Android malware variants

A new Android malware campaign is using the Hugging Face platform as a repository for thousands of variations of an APK ...
Android

Hackers are using new compression technique to hide malware in APK files

Threat actors are always on the lookout for new ways to infiltrate your devices and gain unauthorized access. Now, according to a report from security firm Zimperium, a prominent participant in the ...
techtimes

Google Play Contains Over 90 Malware-Ridden Apps Installed For More Than 5.5 Million Times

In a disturbing discovery, over 90 malicious Android apps have been identified on Google Play, collectively downloaded more than 5.5 million times. Among these, the Anatsa banking trojan has ...
Techzine Europe

Hugging Face exploited to spread Android malware

Researchers at Bitdefender have uncovered a large-scale Android campaign in which a remote access trojan is being distributed ...
Android Authority

Here's one more reason to not install shady APKs

Cybercriminals are using malware called Rafel RAT to attack outdated Android devices. Rafel RAT is distributed through malicious APK files disguised as legitimate apps. To stay protected, download ...
Tom's Guide

Thousands of Android malware apps use stealthy APKs to bypass security, study finds

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