Google has removed 20 apps from Google Play that were spreading a variant of the HummingBad Android malware called Hummingwhale.

Nearly three months after it was spotted for sale in a Russian hacker forum, the Mazar bot has been put to use in active attacks targeting Android devices. Researchers at Heimdal Security said on Friday the bot is being sent to Android users via SMS and MMS messages and if the victim executes the APK,...