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Trojanized Android apps hit 9.3M devices A collection of Trojanized Android apps masquerading as games has been collectively downloaded around 9.3 million times by Huawei AppGallery users, Dr. Web reports. The fake apps steal sensitive user data for malicious uses, such as injecting spyware payloads or subscribing victims to paid services.

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Google: Hackers deliver malware with McAfee downloads Google's Threat Analysis Group says China-backed hacking group APT 31, which is thought to be behind the phishing campaign that targeted Joe Biden's campaign this year, is now posing as antivirus provider McAfee to attack high-profile targets. The group reportedly prompts the victim to install a leg...

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Hackers lie in wait for Amazon Prime Day Cybercriminals are building fraudulent websites using the Amazon name and logos as the Prime Day sales event -- set for Tuesday and Wednesday -- draws near, Bolster Research reports. The fake pages, aimed at stealing payment card and other personal information, mimic not just sales pages, but also p...

New botnet can disable home routers, devices Security researchers from Netlab have discovered a new botnet, called HEH, which contains a code that can clear all data from infected systems, including home routers, connected devices and even Linux servers. Though it's uncertain whether the operation is intentional or just a poorly coded self-des...

Report: Google to update rules for in-app purchases Google reportedly plans to issue updated guidelines requiring all apps in Google Play to use Google's billing services for in-app purchases, which would give the company a 30% commission for every purchase inside Android apps. Several major developers, including Spotify and Netflix, have been circum...

The Russians struck again.

Biden app may have exposed millions of voters' data A security researcher known as The App Analyst discovered a bug in Joe Biden's official campaign app that enabled the researcher to access voters' home addresses, dates of birth, genders, ethnicities and political party affiliations. The bug, which may have exposed the data of millions of Americans,...

Walmart joins Microsoft bid for TikTok as CEO of social media app quits Walmart Inc said it was joining Microsoft in a bid for social media company TikTok's U.S. assets, revealing its plans hours after the video company's chief executive said he would step down.

Your email threads are now being hijacked by the QBot Trojan | ZDNet Operators have changed their tactics in the quest for data theft.

Zoom is coming to Amazon, Google, Facebook devices Zoom is finally coming to Amazon Echo Show, Google Nest Hub Max and Facebook Portal to allow users to set up a video meeting without using another device. The integration with these devices comes as part of the videoconferencing app's Zoom for Home initiative, which includes Zoom's own DTEN 27-inch....

Leak exposes 235M Instagram, TikTok, YouTube accounts Nearly 235 million YouTube, TikTok and Instagram accounts' data were leaked when a database was left unsecured, Comparitech reports. Paul Bischoff of Comparitech says the information, which included profile names, photos, full real names and follower engagement data, would be valuable to cybercrimin...

Apple to Launch Bundled Subscription Services Called 'Apple One' Apple will launch a new range of subscription service bundles called "Apple One" as soon as October, according to a new report by...