Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: A duplicative mobile app? Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, on Sept. 25 released an issue brief on federally financed and developed mobile apps, which it believes have exploded in their scope and proliferation. Homepage position: 10 read more View full post on…
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
Malware Charges a Fee for Free Apps on Google Play
Android.Opfake is malware used to scam mobile device owners into paying a small fee for apps by sending out premium-rate SMS messages from Android devices. It has continued to grow and evolve into a threat … View full post on National Cyber 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
SpywareLady: Facebook apps rated on privacy protection http://t.co/AcEzG3dg
SpywareLady: Facebook apps rated on privacy protection http://t.co/AcEzG3dg View full post on Twitter / SpywareLady View full post on National Cyber Security
SpywareLady: Scoring Facebook apps’ privacy protection, who ranks best? http://t.co/GN48HZR9
SpywareLady: Scoring Facebook apps’ privacy protection, who ranks best? http://t.co/GN48HZR9 View full post on Twitter / SpywareLady View full post on National Cyber Security
Mandiant Redline uncovers malware other apps won’t
If your PC gets attacked by some previously discovered specimen of malware then it’s relatively easy to spot. Your antivirus package will scan the new file on access, realize there’s a match for something in its virus database, and the threat will be quarantined immediately, before any real damage can…
Trojan hits hotel payment apps
Criminal underground peddles sub-$300 spyware installer. Security researchers have discovered a trojan being sold on black market websites as a way to steal customer credit card information from hotels. According to security firm Trusteer, the remote access trojan was being peddled in underground forums for $US280 ($A270). The malware targets…
Facebook, Dropbox iOS apps contain security hole that could allow identity theft (Updated)
Updated with comment from Dropbox and clarifications throughout. Let's clear this up quickly: Yes, there's a security hole in the Facebook app . The Next Web also confirmed the same issue in the Dropbox app , and a commenter below suggests that Vimeo and Tumblr official apps have the same…
Facebook And Dropbox’s Apps Are Seriously Vulnerable To Hackers Right Now*
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