Lukas Stefanko

Fitness-tracking apps use dodgy in-app payments to steal money from unaware iPhone and iPad users

The malicious apps have all been removed from the official Android store but not before the apps were installed by almost 30,000 users

Cybercrooks use bogus apps to phish six online banks and a cryptocurrency exchange

Fraudsters are using bogus apps to convince users of three Indian banks to divulge their personal data

Entirely new malware family discovered by ESET researchers

Tricksters have been misleading users about the functionality of apps by displaying bogus download numbers

ESET researchers have analyzed a newly discovered set of apps on Google Play, Google's official Android app store, that pose as security applications. Instead of security, all they provide is unwanted ads and ineffective pseudo-security.

The game was uploaded to Google Play and attempted to trick users into unwittingly signing up for a weekly paid subscription

The recent rise in cryptocurrency scams appearing on the Android platform in disguise has shown that such incidents are not exclusive to PCs and also highlight the importance of knowing what to look out for so you do not unintentionally take part.