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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NYPD ushers in largest class since ’05

States News Service NEW YORK — Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly today presided over a graduation ceremony for 1,519 new police officers at Madison Square Garden. The graduates recently completed over six months of intensive training at the Police Academy and will be assigned to…

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45 Gbps DDoS attack was largest of the year

A week-long DDoS attack that topped out at 45 Gbps and launched a flood of traffic at an Asian e-commerce company in early November was the biggest such incident so far this year, according to Prolexic, a company that defends websites against distributed denial-of-service attacks. The DDoS attack consisted of…

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