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 ...

With ironic timing, just as Samsung confirms its latest crackdown on apps installed from outside official app stores, here comes another alarming warning showing just why it’s making those changes.

A new Android spyware called ClayRat is luring potential victims by posing as popular apps and services like WhatsApp, Google ...

Summary: A report from the NCSC has revealed that there are dozens of legitimate-looking Android and iOS apps that are actually masquerading as spyware. Hackers typically use this spyware to spy on ...

The ProSpy campaign, discovered in June 2025, is believed to have been ongoing since 2024, leveraging deceptive websites ...

ESET researchers have discovered campaigns distributing spyware disguised as Android Signal and ToTok apps, targeting users ...

Imagine police pulling you over for a routine traffic stop and then taking you to the station. After your release, you notice your phone behaving suspiciously. This is what happened to Serbian ...

Two new spyware campaigns that researchers call ProSpy and ToSpy lured Android users with fake upgrades or plugins for the ...

Facepalm: Theoretically, antimalware software should work to protect users' data from cybercrime. However, a newly discovered spyware campaign targeting Android devices is doing the opposite while ...

Android spyware campaigns using previously undocumented spyware masquerade as upgrades or plugins for secure messaging apps ...

A rapidly evolving Android spyware campaign called ClayRat has targeted users in Russia using a mix of Telegram channels and ...

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