Consumer-grade phone surveillance apps aren’t only intended to stay stealthy; some of these apps are also making it increasingly difficult to remove them ...

Google is narrowing the gap to iPhone on the security and privacy front with Android 15. A raft of welcome changes will better protect users, their devices and their data, including live threat ...

A new mobile spyware platform called ZeroDayRAT is targeting iOS and Android users. Here's what you need to know.

Malicious “utility” apps that behave like spyware The most urgent threats are apps that pretend to be harmless utilities but are built to spy. Security researchers have repeatedly found Android tools ...

Two new spyware campaigns that researchers call ProSpy and ToSpy lured Android users with fake upgrades or plugins for the Signal and ToTok messaging apps to steal sensitive data. To give the ...

ESET researchers have uncovered two Android spyware campaigns targeting individuals interested in secure communication apps, namely Signal and ToTok. These campaigns distribute malware through ...

Ever feel like your phone is listening to you when it shouldn't be? Credit: Getty Images / Qi Yang / Moment We've all had that eerie feeling that our phone is listening to every word we say. And for ...

Have you ever worried that your phone might be listening in on your private conversations? Or worse, recording them? Well, that's exactly what could be happening if you accidentally installed a ...

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, ...

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 ...

Hackers are spreading two families of mobile spyware around the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by masking them as the ToTok app. Ironically, thanks to the peculiar history and cultural standing it enjoys ...