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VivaVideo spy on Android users

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VivaVideo And Other Apps With Over 157 Million Installs Spy On Users

May 31, 2020May 31, 2020 Abeerah Hashim 968 Views android, android app, Android app malware, Android Application, Android Apps, android apps containing malware, android apps evade app permission, android camera apps, android device, Android devices vulnerable, Android exposes internal data, android hack, android hacking apps, android malware, Android Phone, android smartphone, app permission, apps abusing user data, apps containing malware, background location tracking, data collection, data collection app, device access permission, device identifier, geolocation, Google, Google Play, google play store, Google privacy, hack android phone, leaked user data, location, location data, location data sharing, malicious Android apps, malicious app, malware, play store, Play Store malicious apps, privacy bypass, privacy violation, user data compromised

While many people love to use video editing apps, little do they realize that not all of these apps are

Android apps showed ads

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Secret Network of 27 Dodgy Android App Developers Unveiled

April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 Abeerah Hashim 1286 Views android, android app, Android Application, Android Apps, android apps containing malware, android apps evade app permission, android camera apps, android device, Android devices vulnerable, Android exposes internal data, android hack, android hacking apps, Android monitoring, Android Phone, android photo apps, android photo filter apps, android smartphone, app permission, apps abusing user data, background location tracking, data collection, data collection app, device access permission, device identifier, geolocation, Google, Google Play, google play store, Google privacy, hack android phone, leaked user data, location, location data, location data sharing, malicious app, malicious Flashlight app, play store, Play Store malicious apps, privacy breach, privacy bypass, privacy violation, user data compromised

Researchers have caught a network of developers behind over a hundred Android apps on the Play Store. The apps boasting

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A Study of the top 150,000 Android Apps Reveals 12,706 to Contain a Variety of Backdoors

April 10, 2020April 9, 2020 Abeerah Hashim 1178 Views android, android app, Android app malware, Android Application, Android Apps, Android apps backdoor, android apps containing malware, android apps evade app permission, android device, Android devices vulnerable, Android flaw, android malware, Android Phone, android smartphone, Android vulnerability, app permission, apps containing malware, backdoor, Backdoor APK, Backdoors, bloatware, bug, bypass, device access permission, flaw, Google, google play store, hack android phone, malicious Android apps, malicious app, malware, Malware Attack, Malware Campaign, Malware developer, play store, Play Store malicious apps, privacy bypass, samsung, Samsung vulnerability

Once again, numerous Android apps with suspicious behavior have surfaced online. According to researchers, thousands of these Android apps on

Android beauty camera apps spying

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Popular Android Camera Apps Found Spying On Users

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 Abeerah Hashim 2443 Views android, android app, Android app malware, Android Application, Android Apps, android apps evade app permission, android camera apps, android device, Android devices vulnerable, Android exposes internal data, android hack, android hacking apps, Android monitoring, Android Phone, android photo apps, android photo filter apps, android smartphone, app permission, background location tracking, beauty camera applications, beauty camera apps, beauty filters, camera, camera applications, camera apps, data collection, data collection app, device access permission, device identifier, geolocation, google play store, Google privacy, leaked user data, location, location data, location data sharing, photo, photo effects, photo filter apps, photo-filter, photos, photos stolen, play store, privacy breach, privacy bypass, privacy violation, selfie, user data compromised

Researchers have found numerous popular Android camera apps stealing users’ data and spying on them. Android Camera Apps Caught Spying

Android Camera app vulnerability

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Android Camera App Vulnerability Could Allow Attackers to Spy On Users

November 23, 2019November 23, 2019 Abeerah Hashim 9105 Views android, android app, Android Application, Android Apps, android apps evade app permission, Android Camera app vulnerability, android camera apps, android device, Android devices vulnerable, Android flaw, Android Phone, android smartphone, Android vulnerability, app permission, bug, bypass, device access permission, flaw, Google, Google Pixel, Google Pixel bug, Google Pixel vulnerability, Pixel, Pixel 2, Pixel 3, privacy bypass, samsung, Samsung vulnerability, vulnerability

Google and Samsung smartphones reportedly had a serious security flaw that could allow spying on users. The vulnerability existed in

Android Flashlight apps

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Hundreds Of Android Flashlight Apps Demand Unnecessary Permissions

September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 Abeerah Hashim 3229 Views android, android app, Android Application, Android Apps, android apps containing malware, android device, Android devices vulnerable, Android exposes internal data, Android Flashlight apps, Android Phone, android smartphone, app permission, device access permission, Flashlight App, Google, Google Play, google play store, hack android phone, malicious app, malicious Flashlight app, play store, Play Store malicious apps

Google has been tightening up its security checks for applications on the Play Store for quite a while. Yet, these

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Numerous Android Antivirus Apps Found to Contain Critical Security Vulnerabilities

August 6, 2019August 6, 2019 Abeerah Hashim 5338 Views android, Android antimalware, android antivirus apps, android app, Android Application, Android Apps, android device, Android devices vulnerable, Android Phone, android smartphone, antimalware, antivirus, antivirus apps, Antivirus Software, app permission, device access permission, fake Android app

An antivirus app should ideally keep the phone safe from security threats. However, researchers have found numerous Android antivirus apps

android apps evade app permissions

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Hundreds Of Popular Android Apps Evade App Permissions To Access User Data

July 14, 2019July 14, 2019 Abeerah Hashim 3805 Views Advertiser Id, android, Android adevrtiser ID, android app, Android Application, Android Apps, android apps evade app permission, android device, Android devices vulnerable, Android exposes internal data, android hack, Android monitoring, Android Phone, Android Q, android smartphone, app permission, background location control, background location tracking, data collection, data collection app, device access permission, device identifier, geolocation, Google privacy, leaked user data, location, location data, location data sharing, MAC address, privacy breach, privacy bypass, privacy violation, track imei number, user data compromised, vulnerabilities, vulnerability

While dealing with Android apps, one of the common suggestions from security experts is to review app permissions. It means

Android VPN apps

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Some Android VPN Apps Require Unnecessary Access To Your Device

March 9, 2019March 9, 2019 Abeerah Hashim 1357 Views android, Android Application, Android Apps, Android devices vulnerable, Android exposes internal data, android vpn, android vpn apps, app permission, device access permission, eavesdropping VPNs, google play store, play store, vpn, VPN apps, vpn exploit, VPN security

Google Play Store for Android users seems flooded with suspicious apps. In previous months, we reported several occurrences of Google