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Fake WhatsApp and TikTok Apps Are Spreading New Android Spyware

The post Fake WhatsApp and TikTok Apps Are Spreading New Android Spyware appeared first on EURweb | Black News, Culture, Entertainment & More. In this photo illustration, the Facebook, Instagram, ...
Android

Android spyware “NoviSpy” found installed on a journalist’s phone

Imagine police pulling you over for a routine traffic stop and then taking you to the station. After your release, you notice your phone behaving suspiciously. This is what happened to Serbian ...
Android

[UPDATE: Google statement] Android users targeted by two new spyware threats

UPDATE: Google’s spokesperson reached out with a statement. The company has confirmed “that users are automatically protected from known versions of this spyware by Google Play Protect, which is on by ...
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How To Find And Remove Spyware From Your Android Phone

If you're not careful, your Android just might be spying on you. Over the past 12 months, more and more hackers have turned to spyware to try and steal user data, snooping on users' messages, photos, ...
Android Authority

This so-called Android 'antivirus' is just a front for spyware

LunaSpy Android spyware hides as an antivirus or banking protection app, spreading via messaging apps like Telegram. It fakes virus scans to trick you into granting permissions, then steals data, ...
TechCrunch

Spyware maker caught distributing malicious Android apps for years

Italian spyware maker SIO, known to sell its products to government customers, is behind a series of malicious Android apps that masquerade as WhatsApp and other popular apps but steal private data ...
SiliconANGLE

Iranian hackers expand Android spyware campaign amid Middle East tensions

A new report out today from mobile security firm Lookout Inc. warns that the Iranian state-aligned cyberespionage group MuddyWater has further developed its Android surveillanceware known as DCHSpy, ...
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FireScam Android Spyware Campaign Poses 'Significant Threat Worldwide'

UPDATE: This story was updated on 1-10-25 to include a statement from a Google spokesperson. A new advanced Android spyware threat called "FireScam" is using a fake Telegram Premium application to ...
Bleeping Computer

Russian cyberspies target Android users with new spyware

Russian cyberspies Gamaredon has been discovered using two Android spyware families named 'BoneSpy' and 'PlainGnome' to spy on and steal data from mobile devices. According to Lookout, which ...
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Android Spyware in the UAE Masquerades as ... Spyware

Hackers are spreading two families of mobile spyware around the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by masking them as the ToTok app. Ironically, thanks to the peculiar history and cultural standing it enjoys ...
EURweb

Fake WhatsApp and TikTok Apps Are Spreading New Android Spyware

In this photo illustration, the Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok, and Threads apps logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. iStock *A sophisticated Android spyware campaign, dubbed ClayRat, is ...