November 23, 2021

Android APT spyware, targeting Middle East victims, enhances evasiveness

The phone spyware has new features that confer resistance to takedowns or manual removal

Threat Research

March 13, 2020

Confessions app Whisper spills almost a billion records

Researchers say the exposure includes exact locations of users' last posts, nicknames, age, and gender.

Naked Security

November 11, 2019

Adobe fixes SDK weakness affecting mobile apps

Researchers noticed that the main app configuration file, ADBMobileConfig.json, contained settings that could lead to security problems.

Naked Security

June 24, 2019

Mobile apps riddled with high-risk vulnerabilities, warns report

Be careful before installing that mobile app on your iOS or Android device - many mobile applications are riddled with vulnerabilities.

Naked Security

April 18, 2019

Google plays Whack-A-Mole with naughty Android developers

Android developers without a track record are going to be submitted to more checks in order to stamp out those of “bad faith.”

Naked Security

December 12, 2018

Phones are selling location data from “trusted” apps

Data brokers are tracking 200 million mobile devices in the US, updating locations up to 14,000 times a day, the New York Times has found.

Naked Security

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

SophosLabs UncutThreat Research

April 24, 2015

New ‘Clear’ app helps you erase your online mistakes

Sure, we'd love to wipe away those rude/racy/rebellious posts, but how erasable is erasable? Two phrases come to mind: "screen capture" and "digital archive!"

Naked Security

April 22, 2015

Chinese mobile app used for hiring thugs to beat up people

Dirty work, done dirt cheap - and via mobile app! Think $32-$80, depending on severity of beating required.

Naked Security