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Necro trojan was also found infecting two apps available on the Google Play Store.

Necro trojan targeted more than 11 million Android devices, spreads via modded Spotify and WhatsApp

September 29, 2024 9:07 am

A new version of the Necro mobile trojan is spreading via apps on Google Play Store as well as modded version of apps and games like Spotify, WhatsApp and Minecraft.

McAfee security Android | Android Vultur | Vultur trojan

This Android malware poses as McAfee Security app to steal your passwords and files

April 03, 2024 4:58 pm

Security researchers recently came across a new version of the Vultur trojan posing as McAfee Security app on Android devices, eventually allowing hackers to take over your phone.

Explained: Pegasus of myth — and the horse in the sky

July 22, 2021 8:06 am

In the mythology of ancient Greece, Pegasus, whose name comes from pegai, the Greek word for waters or springs, was the war horse of Zeus, the ruler, protector, and father of both gods and humans.

Explained: 'Trojan horse', a term used by Telangana HC in a Covid-related case

Explained: Why the Telangana HC compared Covid-19 to a Trojan horse

June 02, 2020 4:03 pm

“Not testing in large numbers is almost like inviting the Trojan horse," the Telangana High Court said last week. What does this mean?

-Malware broker behind U.S. hacks is now teaching computer skills in China

Ache of the fakes: Ugly side of the app world

August 20, 2019 5:47 pm

In today’s mobile-first world, there is a dedicated app for everything - may it be for tracking your heartbeat, to ordering food, to dating. Solutions to most of today’s problems are - “there’s an app for that”. But malicious apps have become more challenging to detect as they excel at impersonating trusted ones.