April 09, 2020

Google removes Android VPN with ‘critical vulnerability’ from Play Store

Google has removed the SuperVPN program from the Google Play store after researchers notified it of a critical vulnerability.

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March 12, 2020

Analytics firm’s VPN and ad-blocking apps are secretly grabbing user data

Both Google and Apple have removed at least some of the apps from the company, Sensor Tower.

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February 24, 2020

Google purges 600 Android apps for “disruptive” pop-up ads

These apps plunk ads in front of us when we're trying to do something else, often leading to inadvertent ad clicks and much cursing.

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February 06, 2020

Android pulls 24 ‘dangerous’ malware-filled apps from Play Store

The malware-infected apps used to harvest data and sign users up to premium services have been downloaded more than 382 million times.

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November 05, 2019

Google patches bug that let nearby hackers send malware to your phone

Google has patched an Android bug that could have allowed attackers to use NFC to send over a malicious file to the victim's phone

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October 18, 2019

Some Android adware apps hide icons to make it hard to remove them

SophosLabs has discovered 15 apps on Google Play that install without icons as a ploy to keep themselves on the user’s device.

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September 27, 2019

‘Fleeceware’ Play store apps quietly charging up to $250

SophosLabs researchers discovered at least 15 apps with millions of downloads charging extraordinary prices right under Google's nose.

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May 08, 2019

Latest Android security updates, and Google to fix patch delays for Pixel

Google's May security update for Android is out – but will you be lucky enough to get it this week? If you own one of a Pixel device, then yes.

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April 23, 2019

Hotspot finder app blabs 2 million Wi-Fi network passwords

If you used WiFi Finder, your passwords to both public and private networks have been left online in an unprotected database.

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