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All Android Versions Except Oreo Affected By ‘Critical’ Security Flaw – Hi-tech Beacon

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All Android Versions Except Oreo Affected By 'Critical' Security Flaw
Hi-tech Beacon
A year ago an emergency Android patch was released to combat a rooting application, this vulnerability ultimately gained the "Critical" severity status as the extent of the problem became apparent. A security flaw in Android can surreptitiously grant …
Threat Brief: Patch Today and Don't Get Burned by an Android Toast Overlay – Palo Alto Networks BlogPalo Alto Networks Blog
Android Security Bulletin—September 2017 | Android Open Source ProjectAndroid Open Source Project

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Feds want mobile security, except when they don’t – GCN.com (blog)

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Feds want mobile security, except when they don't
GCN.com (blog)
Mobile security is assumed to critical to an agency's overall IT security, but details on the effectiveness of such programs are scarce, making it hard to assess the overall risk from mobile devices. A study by the Ponemon Institute of nearly 600 IT …

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Malware targets all Android phones — except those in Russia

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A malware program for Android seen advertised on Russian underground forums in the last few months appears to have made its first big debut.

MazarBOT can take full control of a phone and appears to be targeting online banking customers, wrote Peter Kruse, an IT security expert and founder of CSIS Security Group, based in Copenhagen, which does deep investigations into online crime for financial services companies.

“Until now, MazarBOT has been advertised for sale on several websites on the Dark Web, but this is the first time we’ve seen this code to be deployed in active attacks,” Kruse wrote.

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Replaying Ballmer’s whacky Windows 1.0 ad and explaining ‘except in Nebraska’

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Microsoft Windows 1.0 turns 30 tomorrow. And even though Steve Ballmer’s over-the-top TV ad for the operating system has seen its share of Internet airtime, I viewed it for the first time only this morning. Wow.

If you haven’t seen it, the 1986 production is worth every one of its grainy and crackling 62 seconds:

So, you may be asking, what’s up with the “except in Nebraska” that Ballmer says near the end of the ad?

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