A new version of the Android spyware 'Mandrake' has been found in five applications downloaded 32,000 times from Google Play, the platform's official app store. Bitdefender first documented Mandrake ...

Google is preparing to launch a new system to help address the problem of malware on Android. Its new live threat detection service leverages Google Play Protect’s on-device AI to analyze apps for ...

In this photo illustration, the Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok, and Threads apps logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. iStock *A sophisticated Android spyware campaign, dubbed ClayRat, is ...

Consumer-grade phone surveillance apps aren’t only intended to stay stealthy; some of these apps are also making it increasingly difficult to remove them ...

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 ...

Catwatchful, a hidden Android spyware app marketed for “child monitoring,” suffered a massive security breach that exposed 62,000 customer accounts and private data from 26,000 victim devices.

Being targeted by sophisticated spyware is relatively rare, but experts say that everyone needs to stay vigilant as this dangerous malware continues to proliferate worldwide. Spyware is so dangerous ...

UPDATE: This story was updated on 1-10-25 to include a statement from a Google spokesperson. A new advanced Android spyware threat called "FireScam" is using a fake Telegram Premium application to ...

In addition to Private Space, Android at I/O 2024 is really working to boost the mobile operating system’s theft, security, and privacy protections. Android’s new protections are split into three ...

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 ...

An unknown — and likely state-sponsored — threat actor has been using a previously unseen mobile spyware tool to spy on an unknown number of Android smartphone users. This activity has been ongoing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Now here’s another cyber agency warning for all those users. You must ...