Lookout claims Symantec crying wolf over Android malware

Researchers from Lookout Security disagreed with rival Symantec that 13 apps on the Android Market were malicious, instead saying that they showed the same behaviours as other ad-supported apps. Symantec’s Kevin Haley, a director with the company’s security response team, said that 13 apps, including some available in Google’s official…

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Symantec claims largest ever Android malware find

The largest-ever Android malware campaign may have duped as many as 5 million users into downloading infected apps from Google’s Android Market, according to Symantec. Dubbed “Android.Counterclank” by Symantec, the malware was packaged in 13 different apps from three different publishers, with titles ranging from “Sexy Girls Puzzle” to “Counter…

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Man claims he intentionally spread HIV

<!– –>   Tweet – A A A + <!– –> GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) — Grand Rapids Police and the Kent County Health Department are investigating claims by an HIV-positive man that he intentionally tried to spread the virus to as many people as he could. The man reportedly told…

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