After researchers found more than 100 Android apps infected by malicious Microsoft Windows executable files, the apps have been removed from Google Play.

Some mobile apps can take and share screenshots and video of the phones’ app activity without users’ knowledge.

A battery-saving app enables attackers to snatch text messages and read sensitive log data – but it also holds true to its advertising.

A flaw in mobile chip maker Qualcomm’s mobile processor, used in 60 percent of Android devices, allows attackers to take control over a targeted phone or tablet under specific conditions. Researchers at Duo Labs said the vulnerability is tied to Android’s problem-plagued mediaserver, coupled with a security hole in Qualcomm’s Secure Execution Environment (QSEE). This...