6 November 2011 Last updated at 21:29 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Rik Ferguson, an “ethical hacker” and expert on smartphone security, demonstrates how easy it is for criminals to create trojan apps A national computer security campaign is urging smartphone users to do more…
VIDEO: Smartphone malware danger warning
Experts are warning that criminals are creating fake apps that secretly send premium rate text messages from smartphones without the user knowing. The apps, which can be installed without the user realising they are trojans, can lead to massive bills. Rik Ferguson, an “ethical hacker” and expert on smartphone security,…
Smartphone malware warning: Rogue apps on the increase
By Ted Thornhill Last updated at 1:29 PM on 7th November 2011 Malware disguised as innocent smartphone apps that secretly send expensive messages are on the increase, warn online security experts. Fraudsters are planting rogue apps that lurk in the ‘back-end’ of phones and send messages and make calls to…
Smartphone malware warning: Rogue apps on the increase
By Ted Thornhill Last updated at 1:29 PM on 7th November 2011 Malware disguised as innocent smartphone apps that secretly send expensive messages are on the increase, warn online security experts. Fraudsters are planting rogue apps that lurk in the ‘back-end’ of phones and send messages and make calls to…
WARNING: Twitter Phishing Scam Spreads by Direct Messages (Mashable)
Mashable – A nefarious link that hacks Twitter accounts is being circulated via direct messages. The DM says, “There is a rumor/blog going around about you [LINK] might want to read it.” There may be slightly different versions of the link circulating, but if you click on it, all of…
HTCS1: The ATM Industry is working to fight cybercrime and there’s a FBI traffic ticket scam warning. Read more at http://t.co/WfkrmDhP
HTCS1: The ATM Industry is working to fight cybercrime and there’s a FBI traffic ticket scam warning. Read more at http://t.co/WfkrmDhP View full post on Twitter / HTCS1
Malware targets corp accounts with faux warning
A new malware is targeting office employees with a fake warning telling the victims to install a fake anti-virus program. Computer security firm Sophos said the malware’s come-on is an email supposedly from the IT department, claiming a virus is on the loose inside the company. In broken English, the…
Warning: Cellphones will become a way to attack otherwise protected devices
Mobile phones will become an increasing menace to network security that could drop malware onto protected devices when they dock to sync or plug into USB ports to charge, security experts say in a Georgia Tech report. Compromised phones will infect computers they may plug into for otherwise legitimate reasons,…
Authorities Issue Warning After Second Report of Police Impersonator
ANDERSON, SC – Authorities in Anderson are warning people about a police impersonator. In the latest case, a woman says the caller told her there was a warrant out for her arrest. Betty Ann McIntosh says she got a threatening phone call from someone who gave a name and said…
A year of Stuxnet: Why is the new cyberweapon’s warning being ignored?
A cyberterrorist, foreign nation, or maybe just a hacktivist who wants all Internet information to be free, puts the lights out in a major American city with the click of a mouse button. For weeks. Skip to next paragraph That may sound like the stuff of a movie script, yet…