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The ransomware, dubbed DroidLock, is spreading through fake apps in Europe and locks device screens with an overlay demanding ransom payment or threatening permanent file deletion ...

With DroidLock, crooks take over a phone and threaten to delete its data if the owner doesn't pay up. Follow these steps to ...

A worrying new cyber bug has been uncovered that is locking users out of their phones and demanding a ransom to stop files ...

In Android, apps aren’t supposed to be able to interfere with the normal behavior of other apps or the device itself. But ransomware is notorious for taking over other apps and encrypting data, and it ...

Ben Khalesi covers the intersection of artificial intelligence and everyday tech at Android Police. With a background in AI and data science, he enjoys making technical topics approachable for those ...

A newly discovered Android malware dubbed DroidLock can lock victims’ screens for ransom and access text messages, call logs, contacts, audio recordings, or even erase data. DroidLLock allows its ...

Krystle Vermes is a Boston-based news reporter for Android Police. She is a graduate of the Suffolk University journalism program, and has more than a decade of experience as a writer and editor in ...

Android’s smartphone dominance is turning out quite nicely for Microsoft. Thanks to patent licensing agreements, Microsoft collects royalties from five Android vendors, including popular smartphone ...

It’s a story almost as old as time: malware is wreaking havoc on Android devices again. Usually, Android malware aims to steal sensitive data and passwords in order to gain access to online accounts.