Malicious app downloads news stories

Malware
Top tips to avoid downloading malicious online banking apps
Fake apps may require excessive permissions, demand administrator rights, or simply request you enter your banking details and related information.

Malware
Malicious apps discovered on Google Play - some lurking for more than a year
Check Point, a security software company, has revealed that their researchers discovered another widespread malware campaign on Google Play.

Cybersecurity
Australia a target for ‘designer’ cyber threats
With cybercriminals having a deliberate hand in creating threats that look authentic and are targeted, it is more difficult to recognise spam.

Cloud
Malware and malicious apps increasing in NZ
Malware detections and the number of malicious app downloads by mobile device users in New Zealand increased in the second quarter of 2015.