I smell a RAT — new Android malware can hack every top phone maker's security, and costs less than a second-hand iPhone

New RAT lets hackers read messages, unlock devices, and spy on Android phones across Samsung, Xiaomi, and OPPO ...
PCMag on MSN

This preinstalled Android malware can hack any app you launch on a device

Be wary of cheap Android devices. Antivirus provider Kaspersky discovers a new backdoor called 'Keenadu,' which has been circulating as preinstalled firmware on several tablet models.

Google dismantles 9M-device Android hijack network

Google says it disrupted what it believes was the world's largest residential proxy network that hijacked about 9 million ...
Forbes

Toxic Password Stealer Uses A Single SMS To Hack Your Android

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. An analysis published Feb. 24 by researchers from the Intel471 ...
TechCrunch

Governments identify dozens of Android apps bundled with spyware

A coalition of governments has published a list of legitimate-looking Android apps that were actually spyware and were used to target civil society that may oppose China’s state interests. On Tuesday, ...