Cybercriminals are quietly turning Android phones into remote-controlled skimmers that can hijack banking apps, drain crypto ...

The malware enabled scammers to take over the phone or access applications in order to make outgoing bank transfers.

Even the holidays don't slow down the bad guys, as security researchers discover new malware targeting Android.

A new Android malware called DroidLock has emerged with capabilities to lock screens for ransom payments, erase data, access text messages, call logs, contacts, and audio data.

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

Threat actors are exploiting the popularity of OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot to distribute malware for Windows and Android, or direct unsuspecting vitims to phishing pages. ChatGPT gained immense traction ...

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 ...

We’re on our phones more than ever before, often conducting sensitive business on them—and, unfortunately, cybercriminals know this all too well. They target our phones with viruses known as malware ...

Some people will tell you Android phones are immune from viruses and malware, but this is far from the truth. In 2022, Bleeping Computer reported on a new batch of Android malware apps spotted on the ...

Antivirus software offers digital protection and defends against malware. But it can't shield you from everything.

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