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Cybercriminals abuse OEM certificates to weaponize Android malware

Malicious Android apps have been signed using legitimate certificates from original equipment manufacturers (...

Kimanthi Sammy December 2, 2022

Google released passkey support for developers on Android and Chrome as a part of its effort to increase the ...

Kimanthi Sammy October 13, 2022

Google will prevent Android VPN apps listed on the Play Store from tampering with or restricting advertising ...

Kimanthi Sammy August 30, 2022

Google and Apple recently announced plans to remove old applications from their respective app marketplaces. ...

Kimanthi Sammy May 17, 2022

According to a security firm, a malicious program downloaded more than 10,000 times from Google Play installe...

Kimanthi Sammy March 3, 2022

Researchers say they've found a batch of apps on the Google Play Store downloaded more than 300,000 times bef...

Kimanthi Sammy November 30, 2021

Google is lowering the commission on subscriptions and goods sold through Google Play apps. Third-party devel...

Geert van der Klugt October 22, 2021

Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Apple and Google after the removal of Fortnite from their app stores. This...

Jouri Altorf August 17, 2020

Hackers used a backdoor in Google Play for years to steal sensitive data. Researchers from security firm Kasp...

Jouri Altorf May 4, 2020

According to researchers, a vulnerability in Anroid's kernel is used by three apps from the Google Play Store...

Erik Schurer January 7, 2020