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Google pulls all Android apps linked to adware badness THAT MUST NOT BE …
Register The new product, FireEye Mobile Threat Prevention, based on virtual machine-based threat protection and targeted at securing the Android platform, is due to be generally available by the end of 2013. The launch of … This means a skilled hackers might … |
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Android's defences against malicious apps dissed by security bods
Register The apparent charm offensive continued with Android security chief, Adrian Ludwig, presenting a last-minute paper at the Virus Bulletin conference in Berlin last week entitled Android – practical security from the ground up, and summarised by Steven … |
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Killer Apps: Now the Chinese Are Hacking Us Through Our Limos
Foreign Policy (blog) This is a textbook example of how Chinese spies don't just target American business moguls via spearphishing and other cyberattacks. Instead, they use a combination of old-fashioned espionage and hacking to target anyone they've got a serious interest in. |
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GinMaster, unwanted Android apps and legit apps gone bad
Naked Security Yu provided an interesting visual depiction of the GinMaster ecosystem showing how the criminals behind this malware use multiple methods to maximize the profitability of adding you to their botnet. GinMasterEcosystem500. Later in the morning it was … |