Consumer-grade phone surveillance apps aren’t only intended to stay stealthy; some of these apps are also making it increasingly difficult to remove them ...

While the Google Play Store is generally safe, you can still get malware on your phone from other sources, like scam texts. Here's what to do if that happens.

Italian spyware maker SIO, known to sell its products to government customers, is behind a series of malicious Android apps that masquerade as WhatsApp and other popular apps but steal private data ...

You already know malware is out there. You hear about phishing emails, fake apps and data breaches almost every week. But every so often, something comes along that feels more personal. ZeroDayRAT ...

Yet another government spyware maker has been caught after its customers used fake Android apps to install its surveillance software on targets, according to a new report. On Thursday, Osservatorio ...

Think someone is tracking your phone? Learn the signs of spyware, how to detect hidden surveillance apps, and the exact steps to remove them for good. You notice the battery draining faster than usual ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. Apple iPhone and Google Android users across the world are being ...

Spyware isn’t limited to just your PC—it can also invade your mobile devices. It can sneak onto your smartphone in different ways, hiding as a fake app or even turning a trustworthy app into a data ...

A new strain of spyware called Tizi has been plaguing Android apps through the Google Play Store. What is Tizi spyware? How does it work, and what can be done to mitigate the threat it poses? First ...

In a study published today on Techlicious, antivirus solutions from 12 major security vendors were shown to perform poorly against widely available spyware threats. Against nine apps that offer ...