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Predatory SpyLoan apps expand their range to Android

ESET researchers have observed alarming growth in deceptive Android loan apps, which present themselves as legitimate personal loan services, promising quick and easy access to funds. Despite their at...

Android spyware goes after WhatsApp backups

ESET researchers have identified an updated version of the Android-based GravityRAT spyware being distributed as the messaging apps BingeChat and Chatico. GravityRAT is a remote access tool previously...

ESET researchers reveal iRecorder spies on its users

ESET researchers have discovered a trojanized Android app named iRecorder – Screen Recorder. It was available on Google Play as a legitimate app in September 2021, with malicious functionality m...

ESET discover hackers stealing from cryptocurrency wallets

ESET researchers have discovered dozens of copycat Telegram and WhatsApp websites targeting mainly Android and Windows users with trojanized versions of these instant messaging apps. Most of the malic...

ESET identifies APT group StrongPity targeting Android users via Telegram app

ESET researchers identified an active StrongPity APT group campaign leveraging a fully functional but trojanized version of the legitimate Telegram app, which despite being non-existent, has been repa...

3 most dangerous kinds of Android malware

Lukas Stefanko, Malware Researcher at ESET explains here’s what you should know about some of the nastiest mobile malware – from malicious software that takes phones and data hostage to RATs tha...

ESET discover scheme to steal cryptocurrency targeting smartphones

ESET Research discovered and backtracked a sophisticated malicious cryptocurrency scheme that targets mobile devices using Android or iOS operating systems (iPhones). Malicious apps are distributed th...

How to know if your phone has been hacked

Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains how to spot the signs of a hacked phone and remove the hacker from your phone, if your smartphone has been compromised by malware.

ESET uncovers APT-C-23 group’s new Android spyware

ESET researchers have analyzed a new version of Android spyware used by APT-C-23, a threat group active since at least 2017 that is known for mainly targeting the Middle East.