New Android malware Qwizzserial has infected 100,000 devices, primarily in Uzbekistan, stealing SMS data via Telegram ...

Malicious SMS campaign goes viral - what you need to know getty A new SMS malware campaign capable of stealing passwords and banking credentials has started spreading like wildfire in recent weeks.

Cell phone users in Canada and the United States are being targeted by a new and advanced form of SMS malware that lures victims with COVID-19-related content. Threat analysts at Cloudmark discovered ...

Svajcer analysed the malware, adding detection for it as Andr/Opfake-C, and discovered that while posing as a conduit to popular games, it was coded to send an SMS message which subscribed the phone ...

Android-based mobile malware which is able to give itself admin privileges and completely take over aspects of a smartphone's functionality has been discovered in the wild, researchers say ...

The malware, which was downloaded between 1 million to 4.2 million times, sends fraudulent premium SMS messages for fake fee-based services without the knowledge or permission of users, according ...

A new form of Android malware controlled via SMS messages has been discovered that can record phone calls, upload the device’s GPS location, and reboot the phone, among other commands.

As we continue to do more things with our smartphones, the threat posed by mobile malware increases. ... 2016 - SMS Thief. This application pretty much does what it says on the tin.

In March 2013 I wrote about Perkele, a crimeware kit designed to create malware for Android phones that can help defeat multi-factor authentication used by many banks. In this post, we'll take a ...

The SMS Stealer malware can intercept and steal OTPs and login credentials, leading to complete account takeovers, infiltration of systems with additional malware and deployment of ransomware, ...

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Best malware removal software of 2025; ... Masquerading as an app which provided access to games, an SMS message was then sent from the phone, automatically subscribing the owner to the service.