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Duo Security :Over Half of Android Devices Are Vulnerable to Known Security Flaws
Dec 20, 2012Over half of Android devices are vulnerable to known security flaws that can be exploited by malicious applications to gain complete access to the operating system and the data stored on it, according to a report from mobile security firm ...
Tags: Android, applications, critical, devices, vulnerabilities
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Security Researchers From Antivirus Vendor Symantec Identified Two Malware Apps on Google
Dec 18, 2012Security researchers from antivirus vendor Symantec identified two malware apps on Google Play that used a multistage payload delivery system in order to remain undetected. The apps, which have since been removed by Google, masqueraded as ...
Tags: antivirus vendor Symantec, security researchers, malware apps
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Over Half of Android Devices Are Vulnerable to Known Security Flaws
Dec 18, 2012Over half of Android devices are vulnerable to known security flaws that can be exploited by malicious applications to gain complete access to the operating system and the data stored on it, according to a report from mobile security firm ...
Tags: Android device, security flaws, malicious applications
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a Researcher Uncovered a Vulnerability to Be Exploited to Send Deceptive Text Messages
Dec 18, 2012A researcher at North Carolina State University has uncovered a vulnerability that could be exploited to send deceptive text messages from some Android devices, as part of a phishing scheme. Particularly worrisome is the fact that the ...
Tags: Android, Phising, SMS, Android devices
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Android Malware Broadcasts The Location of The Infected Mobile Device to a Remote Server
Dec 18, 2012BitDefender Labs has discovered Android malware that regularly broadcasts the location of the infected mobile device to a remote server. What the malware creators intend to do with the privacy-invading information is not clear. The app ...
Tags: Android malware, infected mobile device, remote server
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Android's 2012 Security Overhaul Hasn't Stopped The Volume of Global Threats
Dec 18, 2012Android’s 2012 security overhaul hasn’t stopped the volume of global threats targeting the mobile OS continuing to rise at an alarming rate, F-Secure’s latest mobile threat report has found. The company noticed 51,447 ...
Tags: Android, highlightedpost, malware, mobile, mobile threat report, security
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The Amount of Mobile Android Malware Has Surged This Year
Dec 18, 2012The amount of mobile Android malware has surged this year, from a count of 30,000 malware specimens in June to almost 175,000 last month, according to Trend Micro’s Security Roundup report for the third quarter of this year. ...
Tags: Android, apps, Google, highlightedpost, malware, security, Trend Micro
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Google's New APP Scanner in Android 4.2 Jelly Bean Moves Platform Closer to That of Apple
Dec 17, 2012Google's new app scanner in Android 4.2 Jelly Bean moves the platform closer to Apple's model of vetting software before it is made available to mobile device users, a security expert says. Google isn't expected to copy Apple's model of ...
Tags: Android, app, Apple, application, Gartner, Google, Jelly Bean 4.2, smartphone
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Network Security Firm Analysed 1.7 Million Applications on The Android Market
Nov 6, 2012Free smartphone apps pose huge threats to user privacy by collecting unnecessary information,says a report from Juniper Networks. The network security firm analysed 1.7 million applications on the Android market over an 18-month period ...
Tags: android users'privacy, app, collecte unnecessary data, huge threats
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Google's Android Mobile Operating System Is Under Siege by Attackers
Oct 22, 2012Google's Android mobile operating system(OS)is under siege by attackers,with malware and information stealing adware targeting the platform up 483%in the last quarter. While Apple's relatively rigorous approach to vetting apps before ...
Tags: Google Android OS, Attackers, open platform, Android apps
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Big Data and Intelligence-Driven Security Are to Be The Focus of The RSA Conference Europe
Sep 12, 2012Big data and intelligence-driven security are to be the focus of the RSA Conference Europe 2012 in London next month. Three of the keynote sessions are related to these topics and they are represented in just about every time slot of the ...
Tags: Big data and intelligence-driven security, RSA Conference Europe 2012
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Android SMS Malware Firm Fined £50,000 for Failing to Provide Pricing Information
Sep 3, 2012UK premium phone services regulator PhonepayPlus has fined a Moscow-based firm £50,000 for failing to provide accurate pricing information and charging without consent. Connect Ltd, trading as SMSBill, is the firm behind a malicious ...
Tags: phone services, PhonepayPlus, Android smartphones, popular games
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How Online Retailer Amazon Re-Engineered Their E-Commerce Process for The Christmas
Aug 30, 2012Computerworld Hong Kong - At a Computerworld Hong Kong event years ago, I heard a senior executive explain how online retailer Amazon re-engineered their e-commerce process for the Christmas gift-giving season. Like many retail ...
Tags: Amazon, hackers, MS, reddit, Miss Hong Kong
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Trojan Malware Has Hit 100,000 Devices Using The Google Android OS in China
Jul 9, 2012Trojan malware has hit 100,000 devices using the Google Android operating system(OS)in China,say security researchers. The Trojan,dubbed MMarketPay.A,is designed to purchase apps and content without the consent of the device user,running ...
Tags: Android, Trojan Malware, Applications, Security
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Smartphones Running Google's Android Operating System Have Been Hijacked by a Botnet
Jul 6, 2012Smartphones running Google's Android operating system(OS)have been hijacked by a botnet,according to a Microsoft researcher. Researcher Terry Zink said he had come across spam being sent from Yahoo e-mail servers by Android ...
Tags: Smartphones, Google's Android OS, Microsoft researcher, botnet
