Another report of Android malware getting into the play store: Fake antivirus, Sharkbot circles back onto Google Play store | NCC Group Newsroom (mynewsdesk.com) Do you have a position on Android devices and their use by your team when they are processing your information on them? You should have! Yesterday’s …
More malware lurking in the Google Play Store
You need to keep any credentials you have secret, they are you method of authentication so you can prove beyond a doubt who you are to your bank, Microsoft 365, to Amazon etc. (Have a look at this post on CyberAwake to see how authentication fits into your cyber security …
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Android malware has already circumvented new OS security features
Threat actors invest time and effort into beating security measures, especially when the targets are so profitable. Android users have proven to be lucrative targets: Malware devs already bypassed Android 13’s new security feature (bleepingcomputer.com) Make sure you have policies and procedures in place if your team are BYODing Android …
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Every week we seem to get the same kind of Android app story!
There is a risk associated with with downloading apps from the Google Play Store – even though Google is working on improving the privacy and security of the apps on offer there: I really like this – more transparency in the Google Play Store and the way apps will use …
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Roaming Mantis targets both Android and Apple iOS. But there are more malicious apps out there than you probably realise…
The threat actor Roaming Mantis has been detected since February, targeting victims across Europe and the Far East. Their attacks are based around phishing text messages, Android users are directed to download a malicious app, whilst Apple users (as the Apple “walled garden” Apps store does an effective job of …
