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Android Spyware Linked to Chinese SDK Forces Google to Boot 500 Apps

More than 500 Android mobile apps have been removed from Google Play after it was discovered that an embedded advertising SDK called Igenix could be leveraged to quietly install spyware on devices.
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Android Spyware Linked to Chinese SDK Forces Google to Boot 500 Apps – Threatpost


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Android Spyware Linked to Chinese SDK Forces Google to Boot 500 Apps
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Researchers at mobile security company Lookout said on Monday that the 500-plus Android apps with the Igexin SDK had been downloaded more than 100 million times, though not all of them were infected with spyware. Games developed for teen-agers …

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USAA employees get a taste of boot camp on ‘Zero Day’ | kens5.com – KENS 5 TV


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USAA employees get a taste of boot camp on 'Zero Day' | kens5.com
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USAA employees went through unique training to learn about the military members they serve.

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Google Patches Android Custom Boot Mode Vulnerability

IBM’s X-Force security team discovers a high-risk vulnerability in the Android platform opening phones up to DoS and elevation of privilege vulnerabilities.
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