- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 27th, 2016
Android Ransomware Gets Around Auto-Start Restrictions by Hiding as Launcher App
Newest trick in Android.Lockscreen's playbook
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 28th, 2016
Android Ransomware Just Became a Little Bit More Sophisticated
Android.Lockscreen uses pseudo-random PIN codes to lock users out of their devices and request large sums of money
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 9th, 2016
ElGato Ransomware Targets Androids, Locks SD Card Data and Steals SMS Messages
Ransomware is still under development, no real threat
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 13th, 2016
FLocker Android Ransomware Now Infects Smart TVs
FLocker ransomware evolves to target smart TVs
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 15th, 2016
Google: Lockdroid Ransomware Failed to Infect Any Android Devices
Over 1,000 users downloaded Lockdroid, but Google warned users in time to prevent them from installing the threat
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 27th, 2016
Android Ransomware Threatens to Share Your Browsing History with Your Friends
67% of Android devices are vulnerable to Android.Lockdroid
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 3rd, 2015
Simplocker Android Ransomware Returns, Now Poses as the NSA
New Simplocker ransomware locks tens of thousands of devices around the globe, comes with a new wrinkle in its strategy
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- July 28th, 2014
Koler Ransomware Had Complex Distribution Infrastructure
Users redirected to domain controller then to location serving appropriate form of malware
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 8th, 2014
Koler Android Ransomware Targets Users in 31 Countries Updated
The mobile threat is disguised as an adult video streaming application