The official Android app market has traditionally been regarded as a safe place to install applications from. Every once in a while, remarkably malicious apps slip right through and start wreaking havoc before they’re spotted and retired...
Author - Alexandra Bocereg
Alexandra is a Junior Security Researcher at Bitdefender, currently pursuing a master's degree in Software Engineering. She’s fond of cybersecurity because it involves thinking outside the box to find creative ways to tackle code, and it enables her to stay up to date with the latest technological advances in cyber threats. When she’s not looking at code, Alexandra spends her spare time enjoying a good book, traveling, and swimming.
Bitdefender researchers recently found 17 Google Play apps that, once installed, start hiding their presence on the user’s device and constantly display...