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Android “Heart App” virus spreads quickly, author arrested within 17 hours – Naked Security

Android "Heart App" virus spreads quickly, author arrested within 17 hours
Naked Security
Recent SophosLabs experiments suggest that a commonly-sized botnet of 10,000 computers can deliver more than 50 billion spams per week. In contrast, a virus that spreads by forwarding itself only to people already in your address book (or on your phone …

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Android “Heart App” virus spreads quickly, author arrested within 17 hours

Q. How to attract the attention of the police if you’re a bored student on summer vacation? A. Write a virus that unleashes 20,000,000 SMSes, infects 100,000 devices, and steals personal data…
Naked Security – Sophos

Interview with ‘We are Anonymous’ author Parmy Olson [PODCAST]

In this podcast Chester interviews Parmy Olson author of “We are Anonymous” about her thoughts on LulzSec, their sentencing and the Anonymous movement. Parmy also shares some of her thoughts on Firefox OS and other developments from Mobile World Congress 2013.
Naked Security – Sophos

Windows author Ed Bott and partners launch ‘digital first’ book publishing company (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)

Todd Bishop / GeekWire:
Windows author Ed Bott and partners launch ‘digital first’ book publishing company  —  Ed Bott, the independent writer known for his books and blog posts on Microsoft Windows, is one of the founders of a new company aiming for a sweet spot between blogging and print publishing …

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