Google dismantles huge Android ad fraud network distributing malware through 224 apps

Security researchers from HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence and Research Team, together with Google, uncovered and dismantled a gigantic ad and click fraud operation, counting hundreds of apps, ... Read More

Google nukes 224 Android malware apps behind massive ad fraud campaign

A massive Android ad fraud operation dubbed "SlopAds" was disrupted after 224 malicious applications on Google Play were used to generate 2.3 billion ad requests per day. Read More

Hundreds of malicious Android apps exploited to drive "SlopAds" massive ad fraud

Earlier this year, Google provided figures about Android's supposed resilience against malware and other security threats. Yet the newly uncovered "SlopAds" campaign shows that Mountain View's ... Read More

These 224 Malicious Apps Managed to Bypass the Play Store's Anti-Malware Checks

Google and Apple’s app stores both have a reputation for being pretty trustworthy these days. It’s easy to assume that if an app is in either the iPhone App Store or the Google Play Store, it’s safe ... Read More

This Spyware Campaign Is Targeting Android Users Via Messaging Apps

A new spyware campaign is targeting Android users by posing as antivirus delivered via messenger apps. Once installed on your device, it can do everything from record your screen to steal your ... Read More

5 bloatware apps you should delete from your Samsung phone ASAP

Samsung devices come loaded with preinstalled apps - and some of them can be real drains on storage and memory. These five are the biggest culprits. Read More