With ironic timing, just as Samsung confirms its latest crackdown on apps installed from outside official app stores, here comes another alarming warning showing just why it’s making those changes.

Mobile spyware has been reported numerous times in the media as a serious threat for phone users. When we first covered the spyware issue back in March, 2012, we were shocked by the volume of comments ...

UPDATE: Google’s spokesperson reached out with a statement. The company has confirmed “that users are automatically protected from known versions of this spyware by Google Play Protect, which is on by ...

A new report released today by SentinelLabs, the research arm of listed cybersecurity company SentinelOne Inc., warns of a resurgence of CapraRAT spyware targeting mobile gamers and weapons ...

Spyware and stalkerware have been ever-present threats of the digital world for about as long as the modern internet has existed. As their names imply, their primary purpose is to spy on their victims ...

A new Android spyware named 'KoSpy' is linked to North Korean threat actors who have infiltrated Google Play and third-party app store APKPure through at least five malicious apps. According to ...

LunaSpy Android spyware hides as an antivirus or banking protection app, spreading via messaging apps like Telegram. It fakes virus scans to trick you into granting permissions, then steals data, ...

The Android spyware known as SpyNote has been targeting financial institutions since late 2022 while expanding its capabilities to carry out bank fraud. Security researchers at Cleafy have recently ...

Yet another spyware was discovered on Android, and this one had a huge reach. The so-called ‘SpinOk’ spyware was included in Android apps that were installed 421 million times, Dr.Web reports. SpinOk ...

Italian spyware maker SIO, known to sell its products to government customers, is behind a series of malicious Android apps that masquerade as WhatsApp and other popular apps but steal private data ...

A previously unknown form of Android spyware has been discovered in a marketing software development kit used in 101 applications that have been downloaded an estimated 421 million times. Detailed ...

Facepalm: Theoretically, antimalware software should work to protect users' data from cybercrime. However, a newly discovered spyware campaign targeting Android devices is doing the opposite while ...