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...
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...
Smishing Campaign Steals Banking Credentials in U.S.
The McAfee Mobile Research team recently found an active smishing campaign, using SMS messages, that targets online banking users in...
Have a Tweeting Teen in Your House? Here’s What You Need to Know
Twitter has evolved over the past decade to mean different things to different people. For adults, the platform has morphed...
Running from Ransomware: A Mobile User’s Guide
From the second my alarm goes off, my day goes 100 miles a minute. In addition to getting myself ready...
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...
We’ve Mastered Encrypted Messaging, So Are Encrypted Calls Next?
We’ve all heard the names before – WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram, Wire, Signal, Allo… with so many cyberattacks in the news...
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...
How Using A VPN Could Save Your Summer
As summer inches closer, I begin to daydream about all the trips I’ll get to take with my family. However,...
