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minute read Share this article: A never-before-seen malware-dropper, Clast82, fetches the AlienBot and MRAT malware in a savvy Google Play campaign aimed at Android users. A malware dropper that paves the way for attackers to remotely steal data from Android phones has been spreading via nine malicious apps on the official Google Play store, according to researchers. The malware is part of a campaign aimed at lifting victims’ financial information, but which also allows eventual takeover of mobile phones, according to Check Point Research. The dropper, dubbed Clast82, was disgu...

The supply chain attack is a new technique — buying applications, along with their software base, and then pushing out updates with malicious code — that will likely grow in popularity among cybercriminals, says Nathan Collier, senior malware intelligence analyst at Malwarebytes. "Now that this has been done, I can definitely see it happening more in the future," he says. "Honestly, for malware developers it's kind of genius that they can just do this — let someone else build something, have it on Google Play for years. You are buying the ability to update all of the users to a new vers...

Forum discussion: A problem that continues is when an app changes, just enough, but not enough that it gets flagged at the app store (or flagged during on-phone updates). The other problem is when an app changes owners (and changes permissions) and is not disclosed v

We have reported about a previously “trusted” barcode scanner that has suddenly become a malware carrier after an update. Unfortunately, though, the original Barcode Scanner, developed by ZXing has apparently been mistaken for that app and is now receiving a lot of 1-star reviews. While there are those defending the app by giving 5-star reviews […]

Google Play Store malware: Barcode Scanner app with 10+ million installs becomes malware after December 2020 update Photo credit: mohamed_hassan / Pixabay Thursday, February 11, 2021 10:31 AM UTC Smartphone users are usually less suspicious of mobile apps that have millions of installs. Unfortunately, it was recently discovered that a very popular barcode scanning app with more than 10 million downloads eventually became malware. Popular Barcode Scanner app becomes a malware The app in question, simply named Barcode Scanner, wa...