- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 5th, 2013
Cybercriminals Use Android Trojan Svpeng for Mobile Phishing
Kaspersky experts have been monitoring the evolution of this piece of malware
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 18th, 2013
17-Year-Old Develops Malware for Firefox OS
Shantanu Gawde will present his findings at the upcoming Ground Zero Summit
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 16th, 2013
Android Users in China and Southeast Asia Targeted with Fraudware
NQ Mobile initially spotted 193 infections across 9 countries
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 15th, 2013
Android Scareware Delivered via Advertising SDK
Cybercriminals are abusing the advertising module from InMobi
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 1st, 2013
Over Half of Android Device Owners Don’t Use Security Software
Kaspersky says most users rely on the OS's features and their instincts
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 14th, 2013
WhatsApp Scam Emails Distribute Multi-Platform Mobile Threat
Java, Android, and iOS devices are targeted in the attack
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 12th, 2013
Avast Warns Android Users of Fake Mobile Security App
The bogus application has an interface that's similar to the real deal
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 11th, 2013
JollyBot SMS Trojan Distributed by Cybercriminals as a Service
Lookout researchers say the malware is being packaged with several applications
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 11th, 2013
Spam Emails Used to Distribute FakeDefender Android Malware
FireEye researchers have analyzed this new spam campaign
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 10th, 2013
Android Malware Uses SMTP to Send Stolen Information
F-Secure researchers believe the threat has been developed by Chinese cybercriminals
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 10th, 2013
1,000 Japanese One-Click Fraud Apps Published on Google Play in August 2013
The applications might have been downloaded over 10,000 times
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 9th, 2013
Sophisticated Android Trojan Obad.a Distributed via Mobile Botnet
Experts from Kaspersky continue to analyze the mobile threat
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 28th, 2013
Creator of the Pincer Android Trojan Unmasked
Brian Krebs has used information from F-Secure's analysis to track down the man
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 14th, 2013
Hackers Abuse Google Cloud Messaging Service in Android Malware Attacks
Kaspersky researchers have analyzed the attacks and they've notified Google
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 13th, 2013
Palo Alto Enhances WildFire Malware Analysis Sandbox to Support Android Applications
Over 1,700 of the company's customers are currently using the service
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 9th, 2013
Compromised Twitter Accounts Used to Distribute Mobile Malware
Symantec researchers are working with Twitter on helping impacted users
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 9th, 2013
Sophos Experts Find More Malware Leveraging Android “Master Key” Vulnerability
Cybercriminals have developed Trojans that steal information from infected phones