An Android trojan that started out as an open-source project has been updated to allow hackers to gain access to virtually all data on infected devices. Silent installation, shell command execution ...

Symantec’s Andrea Lelli noted that since November 2012, underground forums have been offering a free Android RAT known as AndroRAT. Like other RATs, it allows a remote attacker to control the infected ...

It was a December to remember, on the malware front: The risk of malware infection grew by 17% in the month, as the number of active malware families increased by 25%. That’s the word from analysis by ...

The malware was originally a university project – meant to be an open-source application that provided remote control of an Android system REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration A new variant of an Android ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. Back in July, we told you about AndroRAT—a remote access ...

Security researchers have long maintained that malware is a problem on Android, the Google operating system that's on 80% of the world's smartphones. In extreme cases, hackers with malicious intent ...

A hacker who manages to plant a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) on your Android phone gets total control of the device. Using the new Androrat APK Binder, even a total newbie hacker can Trojanize a valid ...

Remote access tools have long been a major part of targeted hacker attacks on individuals and corporate networks. RATs have been used for everything from hacking the e-mail boxes of New York Times ...

Several recent developments in mobile malware are conspiring to raise the threat level for Android users, making it easier for attackers to convert legitimate applications into malicious apps and to ...

Iranian hackers are showing strong interest in malware that can secretly pull data from Android devices, which are popular in the Middle East. The analysis comes from Recorded Future, a cybersecurity ...