Mobile Security Threats You Should Know About

In an increasingly mobile world, cybercriminals have become aware of the vast amounts of data stored on users’ smartphones which is why the number of attacks using malicious mobile software have nearly doubled in just a

State-sponsored hackers may or may not compromise hardware in the U.S. technology supply chain, but one cybersecurity firm says compromised software is definitely a national security risk, especially on mobile phones. Smartphone applications often share code,

Smartphone malware development is rising sharply, threat researchers at McAfee have warned, saying the decision by Epic Games to distribute Fortnite outside of Google Play has helped normalise the granting of permissions to applications outside of

Apex Legends fans who want to play the game on mobile devices are being actively targeted by scam and malware campaigns which promise to deliver a playable version of the game ready to install on iOS

McAfee released its latest Mobile Threat Report at the 2019 Mobile World Congress (MWC) and with it came some startling revelations about 2018 and one particularly unsettling prediction about the malware attacks to come in 2019.

While manufacturers often include pre-installed apps on their devices, Upstream recently discovered that Alcatel smartphones came bundled with a suspicious app from TCL. The app in question, “Weather Forecast – World Accurate Radar”, was found on

Phishers are deploying what appears to be a clever new trick to obtain people’s Facebook passwords by presenting convincing replicas of single sign-on login windows on malicious sites, researchers said this week. Single sign-on, or SSO,

Smartphone surveillance has opened up an entirely new avenue of exposure for high-value enterprise information, forcing many security professionals to rethink how they see data. A different class of data, known as data in vicinity, encompasses

Those in possession of cryptocurrency tokens should once again be made aware of yet another malware-based scam that has recently been discovered on the Google Play store. Known as ‘Clipper’, it is believed that the mobile

Security updates are supposed to protect you from software flaws that can put you in danger. We get these update notices periodically and we are always advised to install (legitimate) patches as soon as we can.

Most of us do take web security seriously. Annual revenue for security software has reached a high of over £17 billion globally for Windows systems, and around 75% of all PC’s are protected with antivirus software.

The security company Trend Micro has found 29 apps in the Play Store aimed at generating user traffic and stealing their photos. Meanwhile, Google has removed the fraudulent apps from the Play Store, but they have

There is a sneaky new malware campaign targeting Mac users, predominantly in the United States. The cyber criminals behind it are going the extra mile to keep those attacks from being detected and they are launching

While there is plenty of talk about viruses, trojans and cyber-security in the news, it can often be hard to know what exactly people are talking about. In this article, we are going to look at

Brazil holds a special place in popular consciousness. It evokes thoughts of sun kissed beaches and dense, luscious jungle as well as extreme violence and poverty. Very few people outside of the industry however would associate

Trojan malware attacks against business targets have rocketed in the last year, as cyber criminals alter their tactics away from short-term gain and in-your-face ransomware attacks towards more subtle, long-term campaigns with the aim of stealing

The hackers who were responsible for the Uber data breach that affected 57 million users around the world have been indicted… for another hack altogether, according to TechCrunch. Canadian citizen Vasile Mereacre and Florida resident Brandon

Around one million mobile phone users in Greece are estimated to have malicious apps or malware installed on their devices, Upstream CEO Guy Krief told Kathimerini, shortly after the Greek firm’s security experts uncovered a suspicious