In the most serious mobile malware incident yet to be uncovered in the UK a firm has been fined £50,000 by the regulator for distributing bogus apps that covertly sent SMS messages costing £5 a time to a premium rate number. View full post on… View full post on National…
Bogus Facebook apps spreading Android malware
Bogus Facebook apps spreading Android malware Third-party Android markets have traditionally been the main source of infection since the Android boom, as they are less strict than the genuine Play when it comes to bouncing malware. … View full post on National Cyber Security » Computer Hacking
NQ Mobile Vault 3.0 (for Android)
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Video: Angry Birds Space Trojan & Drive-by Android
On Monday, we released our Mobile Threat Report for Q1, and in that report we mention there’s a growing number of mobile trojans that “deliver on their promises”. What do we mean by … View full post on National Cyber Security
Android in enterprises ‘severely limited’ by weak management support from Google
Adoption of Android tablets and smartphones in large businesses has been “severely limited” because of the complexities of managing the various Android models and versions, market research firm Gartner said in an evaluation of 20 … View full post on National Cyber Security » Announcements
Cybercriminals honing Android malware skills in Russia
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Android hackers hone skills in Russia
The malware business growing around Google Android — now the leading smartphone operating system — is still in its infancy. Today, many of the apps built to steal money from Android users originate from Russia and China, so criminal gangs there have become cyber-trailblazers. View full post on Computerworld Security…
Android malware using real apps as disguise ‘wrappers’
Mobile malware stepped up an order of magnitude in volume and sophistication during 2011 and this trend has continued in the first quarter of 2012, according to F-Secure’s latest quarterly report. View full post on Techworld.com security View full post on National Cyber Security » Computer Hacking
Android users targeted by premium-rate SMS malware
In a clear warning to mobile users from the East, Russian cybercriminals have started distributing a new wave of premium rate malware from rogue marketplaces, including one disguised as an Android Flash Player. View full post on Techworld.com security View full post on National Cyber Security » Computer Hacking
idtheftprotect: RT @avtestorg: At #VB2012 @avtestorg’s Hendrik Pilz and Andreas Marx will discuss an anti-malware test environment for Android http://t. …
idtheftprotect: RT @avtestorg: At #VB2012 @avtestorg’s Hendrik Pilz and Andreas Marx will discuss an anti-malware test environment for Android http://t. … View full post on Twitter / idtheftprotect View full post on National Cyber Security