A new Android malware family, Herodotus, uses random delay injection in its input routines to mimic human behavior on mobile ...

Hundreds of malicious Android apps on Google Play were downloaded more than 40 million times between June 2024 and May 2025, ...

A new version of Necro malware, a form of malware that first emerged in 2019, has been found to have been installed on at least 11 million devices through apps that were distributed through the Google ...

As malware evolves to be more sophisticated, seeing should not always equal believing. A new iteration of the "Godfather" malware found on Android is hijacking legitimate banking apps, making it ...

A new report out today from internet intelligence company DomainTools LLC warns that threat actors are using newly registered domains to deliver the SpyNote Android remote access trojan via sites that ...

In a disturbing discovery, over 90 malicious Android apps have been identified on Google Play, collectively downloaded more than 5.5 million times. Among these, the Anatsa banking trojan has ...

Zscaler ThreatLabs found 77 malicious apps in the Play Store They were downloaded more than 19 million times, carrying different malware The most prevalent variant was Joker Security researchers have ...

The malware was disguised as PDF and QR code readers. Credit: Thai Liang Lim / iStock / Getty Images Plus / Getty Images A report from cybersecurity firm Zscaler has discovered over 90 malicious ...

The Google Play Store might not be perfect for stopping Android malware, but its collection of scanning, app reviews, and developer requirements makes it a lot safer than the wider, unfiltered ...

Update Feb. 10, 7 am UTC: This article has been updated to include a response from Apple and Google. Malicious software development kits used to make apps on Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store ...

Every now and then, we learn about malicious Android apps sneaking their way onto the Play Store. The most recent discovery, however, concerns two Play Store apps containing a malware Trojan that has ...

TL;DR: To combat the rising threat of sideloaded Android malware, Google Play Protect has introduced an additional layer of security. Now, before you install an app, it will prompt you to scan it.