Google cracks down on Ztorg Trojans plaguing the Play app store – ZDNet


ZDNet

Google cracks down on Ztorg Trojans plaguing the Play app store
ZDNet
These are the most common threats to Android smartphones. Google has been forced to step in and remove malicious apps potentially capable of rooting devices and sending expensive SMS messages from the Google Play Store.

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Are Android bug fixes worth $510 when buying a phone? – Computerworld

Are Android bug fixes worth $ 510 when buying a phone?
Computerworld
I used to think that BlackBerry could also be counted on for Android patches, but that assumption was put in question by a June 1st article in the Android Developers Blog that reported on phones "with a majority of deployed devices running a security

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244 new cyber threats reported every minute in Q1 2017 – ETTelecom.com


ETTelecom.com

244 new cyber threats reported every minute in Q1 2017
ETTelecom.com
244 new cyber threats reported every minute in Q1 2017 New Delhi: For each minute in the first quarter this year, researchers reported 244 new cyber threats — a sharp increase of 53 per cent over the final quarter of 2016, a new report said on Tuesday.

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