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Fakecalls Android Malware Abuses Legitimate Signing Key
Authored by Dexter Shin McAfee Mobile Research Team found an Android banking trojan signed with a key used by legitimate...
Fake-Alert Scams Growing Again
Fake-alert Trojans, also known as scareware, fool consumers by claiming imaginary threats, and insisting its victims purchase a product to...
Fake WannaCry ‘Protectors’ Emerge on Google Play
Are Android devices affected by the self-propagating ransomware WannaCry? No—because this threat exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. This malware...
Fake Toll Road Scam Texts are Everywhere. These Cities are The Most Targeted.
Look both ways for a new form of scam that’s on the rise, especially if you live in Dallas, Atlanta,...
Fake Security App Found Abuses Japanese Payment System
Authored by SangRyol Ryu and Yukihiro Okutomi McAfee’s Mobile Research team recently analyzed new malware targeting mobile payment users in...
Fake Cleaning Apps in Google Play: an AutoRun Attack and More
Almost exactly one year ago, Google announced the addition of a “new layer to Android security,” a service codenamed Bouncer...
Fake Bahrain Government Android App Steals Personal Data Used for Financial Fraud
Authored by Dexter Shin Many government agencies provide their services online for the convenience of their citizens. Also, if this...
Fake Android Update Delivers SMS, Click Fraud in Europe
McAfee Mobile Research has been monitoring a mobile malware campaign targeting users in Germany, France, and Russia since the beginning...
Fake Android and iOS apps steal SMS and contacts in South Korea
Authored by Dexter Shin Most people have smartphones these days which can be used to easily search for various topics...