A new year is almost upon us and as we look back on our accomplishments in 2022, we also look forward to helping our customers become more security resilient and be better prepared for 2023. As part of this forward-looking process, and with the help of Gartner Peer Insights, we surveyed 100 Security and IT professionals to understand their level of security maturity and obtain … [Read more...] about Preparing for 2023 and what lies in store for Endpoint Security
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Malicious Google Play Store App Spotted Distributing Xenomorph Banking Trojan
Google has removed two new malicious dropper apps that have been detected on the Play Store for Android, one of which posed as a lifestyle app and was caught distributing the Xenomorph banking malware. "Xenomorph is a trojan that steals credentials from banking applications on users' devices," Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers Himanshu Sharma and Viral Gandhi said in an analysis … [Read more...] about Malicious Google Play Store App Spotted Distributing Xenomorph Banking Trojan
These Dropper Apps On Play Store Targeting Over 200 Banking and Cryptocurrency Wallets
Five malicious dropper Android apps with over 130,000 cumulative installations have been discovered on the Google Play Store distributing banking trojans like SharkBot and Vultur, which are capable of stealing financial data and performing on-device fraud. "These droppers continue the unstopping evolution of malicious apps sneaking to the official store," Dutch mobile security … [Read more...] about These Dropper Apps On Play Store Targeting Over 200 Banking and Cryptocurrency Wallets
How to add a store locator to your ecommerce storefront with Elastic
How to add a store locator to your ecommerce storefront with ElasticEnglish简体中文한국어日本語FrançaisDeutschEspañolPortuguêsOne thing that adds value to a business’s ecommerce presence is the ability for customers to easily find physical stores with an interactive map. Store locators can be built quite rapidly — all you need to place them on a map is geographic location in latitude and … [Read more...] about How to add a store locator to your ecommerce storefront with Elastic
Over a Dozen Android Apps on Google Play Store Caught Dropping Banking Malware
A malicious campaign leveraged seemingly innocuous Android dropper apps on the Google Play Store to compromise users' devices with banking malware. These 17 dropper apps, collectively dubbed DawDropper by Trend Micro, masqueraded as productivity and utility apps such as document scanners, QR code readers, VPN services, and call recorders, among others. All these apps in … [Read more...] about Over a Dozen Android Apps on Google Play Store Caught Dropping Banking Malware
These 28+ Android Apps with 10 Million Downloads from the Play Store Contain Malware
As many as 30 malicious Android apps with cumulative downloads of nearly 10 million have been found on the Google Play Store distributing adware. "All of them were built into various programs, including image-editing software, virtual keyboards, system tools and utilities, calling apps, wallpaper collection apps, and others," Dr.Web said in a Tuesday write-up. While … [Read more...] about These 28+ Android Apps with 10 Million Downloads from the Play Store Contain Malware
Google Bringing the Android App Permissions Section Back to the Play Store
Google on Thursday said it's backtracking on a recent change that removed the app permissions list from the Google Play Store for Android across both the mobile app and the web. "Privacy and transparency are core values in the Android community," the Android Developers team said in a series of tweets. "We heard your feedback that you find the app permissions section in Google … [Read more...] about Google Bringing the Android App Permissions Section Back to the Play Store
Google Removes “App Permissions” List from Play Store for New “Data Safety” Section
Following the launch of a new "Data safety" section for the Android app on the Play Store, Google appears to be readying to remove the app permissions list from both the mobile app and the web. The change was highlighted by Esper's Mishaal Rahman earlier this week. The Data safety section, which Google began rolling out in late April 2022, is the company's answer to Apple's … [Read more...] about Google Removes “App Permissions” List from Play Store for New “Data Safety” Section
Empower Your SOC with New Apps on the CrowdStrike Store
With chaos seemingly surrounding us in security, it can be hard to cut through the noise. How do you detect and prioritize evolving threats and what tools should you use to address them? With new attacks and vulnerabilities on the rise, combined with ineffective security tools and the industry’s ongoing skill shortage, security operations center (SOC) teams struggle to protect … [Read more...] about Empower Your SOC with New Apps on the CrowdStrike Store
TeaBot Android Banking Malware Spreads Again Through Google Play Store Apps
An Android banking trojan designed to steal credentials and SMS messages has been observed once again sneaking past Google Play Store protections to target users of more than 400 banking and financial apps, including those from Russia, China, and the U.S. "TeaBot RAT capabilities are achieved via the device screen's live streaming (requested on-demand) plus the abuse of … [Read more...] about TeaBot Android Banking Malware Spreads Again Through Google Play Store Apps