(Flickr Bram Koster Hackers hide malware, porn ads inside gaming apps on Google Play Store Infected apps for kids were downloaded over 3 million times to push illegitimate ads, scareware and effectively steal money from victims. Jan 11, 2018 By Patrick Howell O'Neill
The North Korea Worker’s Party Monument in Pyongyang. (Getty Images) Hackers tied to North Korea target South Korea through Google Play Store, researchers say "We can say it with high confidence that the Lazarus Group is now operating in the mobile world." Nov 20, 2017 By Patrick Howell O'Neill
(Scott Ackerman / Flickr) BankBot, once thought to be wiped out, returns to Google Play Store There is another example of malware being a constant problem for Android users. Nov 20, 2017 By Patrick Howell O'Neill
Scammers are filling ad networks with malicious ads that appear in Android apps. (Maurizio Pesce / Flickr / CC-BY-2.0) AI now detects the majority of new malware on Android Android's security lead boasts about success, but warned that AI "is not pixie dust" that magically solves the operating system's security problems. Sep 27, 2017 By Patrick Howell O'Neill