Keenadu backdoor found preinstalled on Android devices, powers Ad fraud campaign
Keenadu backdoor found preinstalled on Android devices, powers Ad fraud campaign Pierluigi Paganini February 18, 2026 Kaspersky uncovered Keenadu, an...
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Keenadu Firmware Backdoor Infects Android Tablets via Signed OTA Updates
A new Android backdoor that's embedded deep into the device firmware can silently harvest data and remotely control its behavior,...
Fake ‘Antivirus’ App Spreads Android Malware, Steals Banking Credentials
Image: Nicholas Sutrich/Android Central If you think an app called “Antivirus” means your phone’s safe, think again. Cybercrooks just found...
ZeroDayRAT spyware grants attackers total access to mobile devices
ZeroDayRAT spyware grants attackers total access to mobile devices Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2026 ZeroDayRAT is a commercial mobile spyware...
Google Warns Over 1 Billion Android Phones Are Now at Risk
Image: Vitalii Khodzinskyi (Unsplash) If you’re using an older Android phone, Google has a message you probably don’t want to...
Hugging Face Repositories Abused in New Android Malware Campaign
Image: Screenshot via Hugging Face Homepage Hugging Face is widely used by researchers and developers to host machine learning models,...
Love? Actually: Fake dating app used as lure in targeted spyware campaign in Pakistan
ESET researchers have uncovered an Android spyware campaign leveraging romance scam tactics to target individuals in Pakistan. The campaign uses...
Android Phones Get AI-Powered Anti-Theft Features
Image generated by Google Gemini Google has dropped a security upgrade that could save your data when criminals strike. The...
Android Adds ‘Accountability Layer’ to Third-Party Apps
Image: prima91/Adobe Stock Android users often praise the brand for offering native sideloading functionality on their devices. For those who...
New Android Theft Protection Feature Updates: Smarter, Stronger
Posted by Nataliya Stanetsky, Fabricio Ferracioli, Elliot Sisteron, Irene Ang of the Android Security Team Phone theft is more than...
Machine learning–powered Android Trojans bypass script-based Ad Click detection
Machine learning–powered Android Trojans bypass script-based Ad Click detection Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2026 A new Android click-fraud trojan family...
