A study of 90 cryptocurrency mobile applications available on Google Play found that 90 percent of them contain security vulnerabilities or privacy risks.
Google is warning users of a socially engineered spyware named Tizi that that looks to steal sensitive data from popular social media sites including WhatsApp, Skype, and Viber.
A fake WhatsApp application that was downloaded one million times from the Google Play Store was observed advertising a malicious game app that infects users with secondary malware capable of click fraud, data extraction, and SMS surveillance.
Noting that government-issued phones, which among other things don't allow users to text, are more secure than personal devices, one official said Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly is a proponent of the ban.
Cyber Monday may still be "a thing" but online shopping for the holidays is already well under way. With that in mind Malwarebyte's has pulled together a list of safe trips for all those who would rather not brave the crowds and weather and shop from home.