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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 593 Views 0 Comments 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

PhantomLance malware

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PhantomLance Malware Campaign Has Taken Over Android Play Store

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 Abeerah Hashim 921 Views android, android app, Android app malware, Android Application, Android Apps, Android apps backdoor, android apps containing malware, android device, Android devices vulnerable, android malware, Android Phone, android smartphone, apps containing malware, backdoor, Backdoor APK, Backdoors, device access permission, Google, google play store, hack android phone, malicious Android apps, malicious app, malware, Malware Attack, Malware Campaign, Malware developer, OceanLotus APT, PhantomLance malware campaign, play store, Play Store malicious apps, privacy bypass

Once again, Android users need to be careful while downloading apps from the Play Store. Researchers have discovered a wave

Developers Network Behind shady Android Apps

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Secret Network of 27 Dodgy Android App Developers Unveiled

April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 Abeerah Hashim 1155 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

wallpaper bricks android phones

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Google Removed Shady Android VPN App That Allowed MiTM Attacks

April 14, 2020June 4, 2020 Abeerah Hashim 916 Views android, android app, Android app malware, Android Application, Android Apps, android apps containing malware, android device, Android devices vulnerable, android malware, Android Phone, android smartphone, android vpn, android vpn apps, apps containing malware, are free vpns good, are VPNs secure, can VPNs be exploited, eavesdropping VPNs, evade security, free vpn bad, free vpn data leak, free vpn security, Google, Google Play, google play store, google play store app rejections, hack android phone, play store, Play Store malicious apps, vpn, VPN apps, vpn client, VPN clients, VPN exploits, VPN false security, VPN not secure, VPN security flaws, VPN vulnerabilities

Google have recently removed a shady Android VPN App from the Play Store. Identified as SuperVPN Free VPN Client, this

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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 1103 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

Adblocking And VPN Apps

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Popular Adblocking And VPN Apps Caught Stealing Users’ Data Secretly

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 Abeerah Hashim 1688 Views adware, android, android app, Android Application, Android Apps, android device, Android devices vulnerable, android malware, Android Phone, android smartphone, android vpn, android vpn apps, App Store, App Store malicious apps, apple iphone, apps containing malware, are free vpns good, are VPNs secure, can VPNs be exploited, eavesdropping VPNs, evade security, free vpn bad, free vpn data leak, free vpn security, Google, Google Play, google play store, hack android phone, hack iphone, iphone, iPhone apps, iphone hacking apps, iPhone security bypass, iphone users, malicious iPhone apps, play store, Play Store malicious apps, vpn, VPN apps, vpn client, VPN clients, VPN exploits, VPN false security, VPN not secure, VPN security flaws

Researchers have found some popular adblocking and VPN apps stealthily pilfering users’ data. These apps link back to the data

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Vulnerabilities In Top Free Android VPN Apps Risk Over 120 Million Users

March 2, 2020March 3, 2020 Abeerah Hashim 1780 Views android, android app, Android app malware, Android Application, Android Apps, android apps containing malware, android device, Android devices vulnerable, android malware, Android Phone, android smartphone, android vpn, android vpn apps, apps containing malware, are free vpns good, are VPNs secure, can VPNs be exploited, eavesdropping VPNs, evade security, fake Android app, fake app, Fake Application, free vpn bad, free vpn data leak, free vpn security, Google, Google Play, google play store, google play store app rejections, hack android phone, play store, Play Store malicious apps, vpn, VPN apps, vpn client, VPN clients, VPN exploits, VPN false security, VPN not secure, VPN security flaws, VPN vulnerabilities

Researchers from VPNPro have discovered multiple vulnerabilities in many of the Top Free Android VPN apps. The most critical of

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Here’s How To Remove The ‘Unremovable’ xHelper Malware

February 18, 2020February 17, 2020 Abeerah Hashim 1928 Views adware, android, android adware campaign, android app, Android app malware, Android Application, Android Apps, android apps containing malware, android device, Android devices vulnerable, android hack, android malware, android malware dropper, Android Phone, android smartphone, apps containing malware, apps for hacking android, fake Android app, fake app, Fake Application, game malware, Google, Google Play, google play store, hack android phone, malware, Malware Attack, Malware Campaign, Malware developer, Malware distributor, malware dropper, play store, Play Store malicious apps, Spyware, trojans, xHelper, xHelper Android malware, xHelper malware

From the many viruses emerging or spreading last year, xHelper was the most robust one for Android users. Within a

Android beauty camera apps spying

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Popular Android Camera Apps Found Spying On Users

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 Abeerah Hashim 2307 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

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Android Banking Trojan Faketoken Now Also Messages Premium Rate Phone Numbers

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Abeerah Hashim 1760 Views android, android app, Android app malware, Android Application, Android Apps, android apps containing malware, android device, Android devices vulnerable, android hack, android malware, android malware dropper, Android Phone, android smartphone, antivirus, Antivirus Software, apps for hacking android, Bank malware, Banking, banking app malware, banking trojan, banking trojans, Botnet, Botnet attacks, Botnet malware, browser botnet, Google, Google Play, Google Play Protect, google play store, hack android phone, malware, Malware Attack, Malware Campaign, Malware developer, Malware distributor, malware dropper, malware droppers, malwares, mobile banking app malware, Online Banking, play store, Play Store malicious apps, trojan, trojans

Amidst all the new malware that emerge every day, some old viruses also reappear after being revamped. One such example