5 Tips for Avoiding Android Malware
The ubiquity of mobile phones has created a unique opportunity for cybercriminals. They now have a way of accessing both...
Android Click-Fraud App Repurposed as DDoS Botnet
The McAfee Mobile Research Team tracks the behavior of Android click-fraud apps. We have detected multiple implementations, including recent examples...
New App Allows Cybercriminals to Create Customized Ransomware
From clothes to food – we practically buy everything on the internet these days. That includes ransomware as well. And...
Android Banking Trojan MoqHao Spreading via SMS Phishing in South Korea
Last month, a number of users started posting on South Korean sites screenshots of suspicious SMS messages phishing texts (also...
Android Click-Fraud Apps Briefly Return to Google Play
Click-fraud apps frequently appear on Google Play and third-party markets. They are sometimes hard to identify because the malicious behavior...
Millions of Android Devices Hit With CopyCat Malware
Time and time again, we’ve seen Android malware make its way through mobile devices around the world. Now, a new...
LeakerLocker: Mobile Ransomware Acts Without Encryption
We recently found on Google Play a type of mobile ransomware that does not encrypt files. This malware extorts a...
Android Devices Potentially Compromised by Judy App Weaknesses
We’ve seen cyberattacks truly embody their names as of late, given how the massive WannaCry ransomware attack left quite a...
Fake WannaCry Protection Apps Hit the Google Play Store
WannaCry was the ransomware attack heard around the world. It impacted more than 150 countries and infected over 250,000 devices...
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...
