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  • The Register: Malware-ridden apps made it into Google’s Play Store, scored 19 million downloads

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/apps_android_malware/ Source: The Register Title: Malware-ridden apps made it into Google’s Play Store, scored 19 million downloads Feedly Summary: Everything’s fine, the ad slinger assures us Cloud security vendor Zscaler says customers of Google’s Play Store have downloaded more than 19 million instances of malware-laden apps that evaded the web giant’s security scans.……

  • Slashdot: Meta and Yandex Are De-Anonymizing Android Users’ Web Browsing Identifiers

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/06/03/205251/meta-and-yandex-are-de-anonymizing-android-users-web-browsing-identifiers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Meta and Yandex Are De-Anonymizing Android Users’ Web Browsing Identifiers Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a newly discovered method used by Meta and Yandex that bypasses existing Android privacy protections, allowing these companies to de-anonymize users by linking their web browsing activities to…

  • Cloud Blog: Using capa Rules for Android Malware Detection

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/capa-rules-android-malware-detection/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Using capa Rules for Android Malware Detection Feedly Summary: Mobile devices have become the go-to for daily tasks like online banking, healthcare management, and personal photo storage, making them prime targets for malicious actors seeking to exploit valuable information. Bad actors often turn to publishing and distributing malware…