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Google makes its appeal to overturn jury verdict branding the Play Store as illegal monopoly
Google went to appeals court Monday in an attempt to convince a three-judge panel to overturn a jury’s verdict declaring its app store for Android smartphones as an illegal monopoly and block the penalties imposed by a federal judge to stop the misbehavior.
Google Play, Apple App Store apps caught stealing crypto wallets
A new campaign dubbed 'SparkCat' has been uncovered, targeting the cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases of Android and iOS users using optical character recognition (OCR) stealers.
A year later, Google still wants to appeal its Play Store lawsuit
The most talented juggler in the world can't keep up with how Google is juggling antitrust lawsuits. In late 2023, the company lost a lawsuit against Epic
Google leaned heavily on AI to stop malicious apps on the Play Store last year
AI became a hot topic. Its influence even bled into the Google Play security division, which used AI in 92% of app security reviews.
Kaspersky researchers find screenshot-reading malware on the App Store and Google Play
Researchers from Kaspersky have identified malware being distributed within apps on both Android and iOS mobile storefronts. Dmitry Kalinin and Sergey Puzan shared their investigation into a malware campaign,
iOS App Store apps with screenshot-reading malware found for the first time
Apps distributed through both Apple and Google’s app stores are hiding malicious screenshot-reading code that’s being used to steal cryptocurrency, the cybersecurity software firm Kaspersky reported today.
Google Warns All Android Users—Your Phone Is Now At Risk
Google has just released February’s Android security update, and this one comes with a zero-day sting in the tail. “There are ...
Google could give the Play Store's voice search UI a makeover
The Google Play Store is testing an updated design for its voice search UI. This updated UI is reminiscent of the Google app ...
Google's crucial February security patch for Pixels is here among other updates
To begin, Google posted its patch notes for the February 2024 security updates for its line of Pixel devices. This month's ...
Google could be cooking up a new look for voice search in the Play Store (APK teardown)
Google appears to be developing new UI for its voice search feature in the Play Store. On top of a new look, it also adds ...
Millions of apps were rejected from Google Play in 2024, and for good reason
Google prevented over 2.3 million malicious Android apps from being published on the Play Store in 2024, in addition to ...
Google wants the appeals court to toss out Epic Games' verdict, citing 'legal errors'
Epic Games, on the other hand, is steadfast. It has urged the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the original verdict, ...
Google’s Android Lockdown—Why You Need A New Phone In 12 Weeks
When it comes to the Android threat landscape, we’re into the science of big numbers. Google describes “a vibrant ecosystem ...
Google Doodle celebrates Lunar New Year, Year of the Snake. How to play the game now
Google is celebrating the Lunar New Year, marking the start of the Year of the Snake with a new Google Doodle game. Here's ...