Skip to content
Technology Security Information
  • Home
  • News
  • Security
  • Cyber Security
  • Threats

Android scam: Firms fined over $500,000 for malicious apps’ hidden subscriptions

Posted on April 9, 2025
Three UK firms have been fined over $500,000 for a scam that involved Android apps signing up to a subscription service, and suppressing notifications informing the victim they were being charged, according to The Guardian.
Posted in Security

Post navigation

Previous: ICANN computers compromised by hackers
Next: Cyber Monday – 12 tips to help you shop safely online

Recent Posts

  • Google and Valve will kill “Steam for Chromebooks” experiment in January 2026
  • Texas politicians warn Smithsonian it must not lobby to retain its space shuttle
  • Sony Wants Its Anime Boom to Be as Big as the PlayStation 2
  • Add the Tesla Diner to the List of Elon Musk Projects That Fail to Deliver on Promises
  • James Cameron Will Keep Making ‘Avatar’ Movies Whether You Want Him to or Not

Recent Comments

No comments to show.

Archives

  • August 2025
  • July 2025
  • June 2025
  • May 2025
  • April 2025
  • March 2025
  • February 2025
  • January 2025
  • December 2024
  • November 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • August 2024
  • July 2024
  • June 2024
  • May 2024
  • April 2024
  • March 2024
  • February 2024
  • January 2024
  • December 2023
  • November 2023
  • October 2023
  • September 2023
  • August 2023
  • July 2023
  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023

Categories

  • Cyber Security
  • News
  • Security
  • Threats
  • Uncategorized

Related Posts

MedusaLocker Ransomware: An In-Depth Technical Analysis and Prevention Strategies

  • Security

Our recent research has highlighted the presence of the MedusaLocker…

  • rooter
  • October 13, 2023
  • 1 min read
  • 0

Microsoft Is Adding New Cryptography Algorithms

  • Security

Microsoft is updating SymCrypt, its core cryptographic library, with new…

  • rooter
  • September 12, 2024
  • 2 min read
  • 0

Cryptojacking on the Rise

  • Security

There has been a steep rise in Cryptojacking attacks by…

  • rooter
  • February 20, 2023
  • 1 min read
  • 0

ChatGPT: Friend or Foe? | API Security Newsletter

  • Security

Welcome to our April API newsletter, recapping some of the…

  • rooter
  • May 16, 2023
  • 10 min read
  • 0
Copyright © 2025 Technology Security Information Theme: Translucent Blog By Adore Themes.