Research firm Check Point has identified as many as 50 malicious apps on Google Play that charge premium fees to its users without their knowledge for fake services. These apps have been downloaded between 1 million to 4.2 million times on Google Play, and have infected at least 5,000 devices ... Read More »
As if the rise of fake news wasn’t disturbing enough, the “fake trend” is now turning to a new target: brands. While the National Retail Federation and others boasted about solid consumer spending during the holiday season, the Federal Trade Commission urged shoppers to be vigilant. The FTC just issued ... Read More »
Donald Trump has dismissed as “fake news”, claims that Russia officials had developed compromising and embarrassing information about him in an attempt to exert influence over him. In a tweet written entirely in capital letters, the President-elect said: “Fake news – a total political witch hunt.” For now, he provided ... Read More »
A poster doing the rounds on social media features Julian Assange and his signature accompanied by the quote, “America fears Modi because they know he is incorruptible.” SO, WHAT IS THE TRUTH? Julian Assange has never said anything like that. According to WikiLeaks, in 2006, it was Gujarat Congress leader ... Read More »
A “Narendra Modi” app, purportedly offered by the Government of India, caught the attention of Internet expert Pranesh Prakash on Thursday as the app developer was found to be using a Bangladesh-based web host and e-mail address. Suggesting that this could be the work of a con-artist, Prakash underlined that ... Read More »
Better Business Bureau Serving Mississippi is warning iPhone users about fake retail apps popping up in Apple’s app store. During this holiday season, the BBB said to be cautious about the fake apps. Officials said the counterfeiters had impersonated themselves as retail chains like Dollar Tree and Foot Locker, department ... Read More »
All that fake news you saw during the election may have been part of a “sophisticated” Russian propaganda campaign. The abundance of fake news in the lead up to President-elect Donald Trump’s victory earlier this month has become a hot button issue, entangling tech giants like Facebook and Google. It ... Read More »
If you ever search for a popular application in Apple’s App Store, you’ll inevitably see a bunch of copycats trying to draft on the name recognition to fool you into downloading their app. It’s usually pretty innocuous, but it can become a more pernicious problem during the holidays. That’s because ... Read More »
The New York Times and New York Postdiscovered hundreds of counterfeit shopping apps in Apple’s App Store. This is also a problem we have seen in Google’s Play store. While some of these apps will display annoying banner ads, others could have more serious consequences. Some apps may contain malware ... Read More »
With the smartphone-based reality game Pokemon Go gaining popularity, cyber security sleuths have issued an alert against some fake and malicious apps prowling in the Indian web space which can seriously compromise an individual’s phone. “It has been observed that fake Pokemon Go malicious apps are available on third party ... Read More »
