Consumer-grade phone surveillance apps aren’t only intended to stay stealthy; some of these apps are also making it increasingly difficult to remove them ...

Two new spyware campaigns that researchers call ProSpy and ToSpy lured Android users with fake upgrades or plugins for the Signal and ToTok messaging apps to steal sensitive data. To give the ...

ESET researchers have uncovered two Android spyware campaigns targeting individuals interested in secure communication apps, namely Signal and ToTok. These campaigns distribute malware through ...

You already know malware is out there. You hear about phishing emails, fake apps and data breaches almost every week. But every so often, something comes along that feels more personal. ZeroDayRAT ...

Google is narrowing the gap to iPhone on the security and privacy front with Android 15. A raft of welcome changes will better protect users, their devices and their data, including live threat ...

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, ...

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 ...

Two Android spyware campaigns using previously undocumented spyware masquerade as upgrades or plugins for secure messaging apps Signal and ToTok, warn researchers. The two campaigns appear to target ...

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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 ...

A new Android spyware named 'KoSpy' is linked to North Korean threat actors who have infiltrated Google Play and third-party app store APKPure through at least five malicious apps. According to ...

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 ...