March 2, 2020

Weekly Security News Roundup: Attacks on Personal Data More Frequent in 2019

3 min read - Researchers reported a surge in the frequency of attacks that targeted people's data as well as of Trojans that hid on popular app marketplaces. Learn what else happened last week in security news.

February 24, 2020

Weekly Security News Roundup: Haken Clicker, Joker Samples Spotted on Google Play

3 min read - Researchers uncovered a clicker malware family called "Haken" as well as new samples of the Joker premium dialer and spyware hiding in Google Play. Learn what else happened last week in security news.

January 20, 2020

Weekly Security News Roundup: Nemty Ransomware Plans to Begin Leaking Victims’ Data

3 min read - Security researchers discovered Nemty ransomware's plans to create a website for the purpose of publishing its non-paying victims' data. Learn what else happened last week in security news.

January 13, 2020

Weekly Security News Roundup: Mirai-Inspired ‘LiquorBot’ Botnet Mining for Monero

3 min read - Researchers discovered that the Mirai-inspired "LiquorBot" IoT botnet came equipped with Monero cryptocurrency mining capabilities. Read on to learn what else happened last week in security news.

December 4, 2019

StrandHogg Flaw Triggers Phishing Pages and Permission Requests Across 36 Android Apps

2 min read - An in-app security vulnerability dubbed StrandHogg is being exploited in at least 36 Android apps and triggering malicious code, researchers warned.

Endpoint November 27, 2019

The Role of Evil Downloaders in the Android Mobile Malware Kill Chain

9 min read - Malware on official mobile app stores is a growing concern for all users. Increasingly, malware developers are getting around sophisticated app store controls by using mobile malware downloaders.

November 11, 2019

Weekly Security News Roundup: Average Ransomware Payments Surpassed $40K in Q3

3 min read - Researchers revealed that the average ransomware payment surpassed $40,000 between the second and third quarters of 2019. Read on to learn about what else happened in security news last week.

November 4, 2019

Android Emoji Keyboard Exposes 40 Million Users to Unauthorized Purchases of Premium Digital Content

2 min read - A popular Android emoji keyboard is threatening the 40 million users who downloaded the app from the Google Play store with unauthorized purchases of premium digital content.

October 14, 2019

Weekly Security News Roundup: Adware-Laden Apps Found Lurking on Google Play Store

3 min read - Researchers spotted 15 adware-laden Android apps lurking on the Google Play store that hid their icons after users installed them. Learn what else happened last week in security news.

September 2, 2019

Weekly Security News Roundup: TrickBot Adds Capabilities to Target US Mobile Users

3 min read - Security researchers came across a new variant of TrickBot that arrived with new features allowing it to target U.S. mobile users. Learn what else happened last week in security news.