ZDNet |
London snags top spot for botnets, 'zombie' devices in the country
ZDNet According to Norton's European map of botnet hotspots, based on information gleaned from Symantec, 6.7 million more bots joined the global botnet in 2016, and Europe made up nearly one-fifth — 18.7 percent — of the world's total bot population … |
SC Magazine |
ZNIU malware swipes payments, installs backdoor into Android devices
SC Magazine Malware called ZNIU that is based on CVE-2016-5195, aka Dirty COW, has been found in more than 1,200 malicious Android apps affecting 5,000 users in 40 countries more than a year after the vulnerability first became known. ZNIU performs several … |
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ExpensiveWall Malware Impacts Over 21 Million Android Devices
App Informers The really bad news about ExpensiveWall malware is that it is impacting more than 21.1 million Android devices. Check Point has a mobile security team that found the issue. ExpensiveWall was able to bypass the Google Play anti-malware security system. |
Bluetooth attack vector, dubbed ‘BlueBorne’, leaves billions of smart Bluetooth devices open to attack including Android and Apple phones and millions more Linux-based smart devices.
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