While the Google Play Store is generally safe, you can still get malware on your phone from other sources, like scam texts.

Security researchers have discovered an Android spyware that targeted Samsung Galaxy phones during a nearly year-long hacking campaign. Researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 said the spyware, ...

Russian military personnel are being targeted with recently discovered Android malware that steals their contacts and tracks their location. The malware is hidden inside a modified app for Alpine ...

ESET Research has uncovered two previously undocumented Android spyware families, which ESET has named Android/Spy.ProSpy and Android/Spy.ToSpy. ProSpy impersonates both Signal and ToTok, while ToSpy ...

From Samsung to Google, Android smartphones are some of the most popular handsets around the world. But if you use an Android, a new report may ring alarm bells for you. Researchers from ESET have ...

A newly described malware toolkit provides attackers deep access to device and personal information. The spyware is being distributed through Telegram and requires ...

UPDATE: Google’s spokesperson reached out with a statement. The company has confirmed “that users are automatically protected from known versions of this spyware by Google Play Protect, which is on by ...

A new Android spyware named 'KoSpy' is linked to North Korean threat actors who have infiltrated Google Play and third-party app store APKPure through at least five malicious apps. According to ...

A new iteration of the ClayRat Android spyware featuring expanded surveillance and device-control functions has been identified by cybersecurity researchers. First seen in October, ClayRat was ...

LunaSpy Android spyware hides as an antivirus or banking protection app, spreading via messaging apps like Telegram. It fakes virus scans to trick you into granting permissions, then steals data, ...

Security researchers discovered a new type of Android spyware called Skygofree that appeared to have been in development a long time and included "never-before-seen surveillance features" on mobile ...

A group of hackers with links to the North Korean regime uploaded Android spyware onto the Google Play app store and were able to trick some people into downloading it, according to cybersecurity firm ...