Android adware apps in Google Play downloaded over 20 million times
Security researchers at McAfee have discovered a set of 16 malicious clicker apps that managed to sneak into Google Play,…
Meta Flags Malicious Android, iOS Apps Affecting 1M Facebook Users
Some 400 mobile apps have posed as legitimate software on Google Play and the Apple App Store over the past…
Adware on Google Play and Apple Store installed 13 million times
Security researchers have discovered 75 applications on Google Play and another ten on Apple's App Store engaged in ad fraud.…
VMware, Microsoft warn of widespread Chromeloader malware attacks
The operators of the Chromeloader adware are evolving their attack methods and gradually transforming the low-risk tool into a dangerous…
Fake Chrome extension ‘Internet Download Manager’ has 200,000 installs
Google Chrome extension 'Internet Download Manager' installed by more than 200,000 users is adware. The extension has been sitting on the…
Android malware apps with 2 million installs found on Google Play
A new batch of thirty-five Android malware apps that display unwanted advertisements was found on the Google Play Store, with…
Malicious browser extensions targeted almost 7 million people
Almost 7 million users have attempted to install malicious browser extensions since 2020, with 70% of those extensions used as…
Facebook ads push Android adware with 7 million installs on Google Play
Several adware apps promoted aggressively on Facebook as system cleaners and optimizers for Android devices are counting millions of installations on…
Breach Exposes Users of Microleaves Proxy Service
Microleaves, a ten-year-old proxy service that lets customers route their web traffic through millions of Microsoft Windows computers, exposed their…
Microsoft SQL servers hacked to steal bandwidth for proxy services
Threat actors are generating revenue by using adware bundles, malware, or even hacking into Microsoft SQL servers, to convert devices…