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Android has long had a reputation for being more vulnerable to malware than iOS. Although the platform's open nature may have something to do with it, many real threats today are not where most users ...

Google is finally seeing tangible results after dedicating itself to improving Android's security in the past few years. According to new statistics the company released today, percentage-wise devices ...

For the past year, Android malware authors have been increasingly relying on a solid trick for bypassing Google's security scans and sneaking malicious apps into the official Play Store. The trick ...

A new dropper-as-a-service (DaaS) cybercrime operation named 'SecuriDropper' has emerged, using a method that bypasses the 'Restricted Settings' feature in Android to install malware on devices and ...

Security researchers have discovered a new Android malware strain that's currently being distributed as an ad blocker for Android users, but, ironically, once installed, it pesters victims with ads ...

Android apps claiming to enhance the performance of a user's phone actually contained the ability to download thousands of malware variants, researchers say. Lurking in the Google Play Store since ...

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