Researchers from Trend Micro have spotted a piece of malicious software for Android that receives instructions from an encrypted blog, a new method of communication for mobile malware, according to the company. The malware, which can steal information from an Android phone and send it to a remote server, purports…
Android malware under blog control says Trend Micro
Trend Micro is reporting a Chinese Android malware that operates partly under the command and control of a blog. The ANDROIDOS_ANSERVERBOT.A malware is disguised as an e-book reader offered on a third-party Chinese app store. It uses two command and control servers, one of them served out of a blog…
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Android devices are growing target of malware, says IBM
Mobile exploits have doubled this year as opposed to 2010 and we should particularly watch out for mobile applications that are really malware, says IBM’s X-Force security research team. Those are two warnings from the “X-Force 2011 Mid-Year Trend and Risk Report“, which says that mobile application markets are a…
Developer Week in Review: Android proves fruitful for Microsoft – More bucks for Microsoft, more horsepower for SPARC, and more votes for … someone.
Samsung agrees to pay Microsoft royalties for Android use. Elsewhere, Oracle keeps the SPARC line alive, and the hackability of voting machines is exposed. View full post on O’Reilly News and Commentary View full post on National Cyber Security
Visa launches Android person-to-person payments app
IDG News Service – Visa Europe introduced an Android application on Wednesday that lets users send money to other Visa cardholders over their mobile phone, with security measures in place to alert users of possible fraud. View full post on cyber security alerts – Yahoo! News Search Results View full…
NEWS: New malware toolkit version affecting Android users
Android users, take heed. A new malware toolkit is reportedly affecting devices running on Google’s mobile platform and could be an instrument for stealing confidential information related to online banking transactions. According to Sophos, SpyEye, which is an infamous and widespread malware toolkit used in creating botnets, have somehow spawned…
Jailbroken iPhone 4 vs Android OS Comparison
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SpyEye malware toolkit hits Android devices
The SpyEye malicious toolkit, which has made botnets out of computers running Microsoft’s Windows operating system, now threatens devices running Google’s Android as well. Computer security firm Sophos said SpyEye, designed to steal banking credentials and confidential data, appeared to make the Android version some months after “competitor” Zeus did…
Android app allows Facebook session hijacking
A new tool now allows users running devices with a rooted version of Google’s Android operating system to hijack Facebook sessions. Droidsheep is a one-click hijacking tool that supports hijacking a range of sites that includes social networking site Facebook, The Hacker News reported. In an entry on its website,…