Prosecutors Launch Investigation Into Company That Put Malware on Google Play Store

Italian authorities have launched an inquiry into a spyware vendor that made malicious apps for the Google Play Store and infected almost 1,000 people with them. Friday, Motherboard revealed that an Italian company called eSurv had uploaded 25 malicious apps on Android’s official app store over the span of two years. The company has a… Continue reading Prosecutors Launch Investigation Into Company That Put Malware on Google Play Store

Researchers Find Google Play Store Apps Were Actually Government Malware

Leggi in italiano. Hackers working for a surveillance company infected hundreds of people with several malicious Android apps that were hosted on the official Google Play Store for months, Motherboard has learned. In the past, both government hackers and those working for criminal organizations have uploaded malicious apps to the Play Store. This new case… Continue reading Researchers Find Google Play Store Apps Were Actually Government Malware