October 08, 2019

Icon-hiding Android adware returns to the Play Market

Adware apps attempt to evade easy removal by, literally, hiding their app icons from users

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December 06, 2018

Sophisticated Android clickfraud apps pose as iPhone apps and devices

A collection of Android apps exhibit novel and innovative advertising fraud capabilities

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October 21, 2018

Fake Android banking apps target victims in India

Phishing attacks leveraged fake “banking” apps to steal bank card numbers from victims in India

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September 24, 2018

Cryptojacking apps return to Google Play Market

At least 25 Android apps on the official Google Play store contain code that mines cryptocurrencies in the background.

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February 01, 2018

Cryptominers on Google Play: how Sophos protects customers

SophosLabs has discovered a new, worrisome dimension to the trend of attackers targeting Android mobile users for cryptocurrency mining

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January 19, 2018

Super Antivirus 2018, it isn’t super and it’s not an antivirus

Though advertised as an antivirus program, Super Antivirus 2018 is no such thing

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December 05, 2017

Sophos to explore Android threats at AVAR 2017 conference

Android malware is at the top of the agenda, including ways to combat it through machine learning

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November 02, 2017

2018 Malware Forecast: ransomware hits hard, continues to evolve

SophosLabs looked at the most prolific ransomware variants. And, we offer you the tools to better defend against them.

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