Screen recording app was spying on its users
ESET reports that an Android app was secretly spying on its users. iRecorder - Screen Recorder introduced malicious code through an app update almost a year after its initial listing on Google Play. ESET's research exposed that this code enabled the app to covertly upload one minute of ambient audi... Read more
Researchers detail Hermit, mobile spyware used by governments
Security experts from Lookout disclosed new information regarding Android spyware used in targeted assaults by national governments in Kazakhstan, Syria, and Italy.
The software, dubbed Hermit by security company Lookout, was initially discovered in Kazakhstan in April, only months after the aut... Read more