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Slick $5K Malware-as-a-Service Takes Over Android to Steal Financial Data – Infosecurity Magazine

Slick $ 5K Malware-as-a-Service Takes Over Android to Steal Financial Data
Infosecurity Magazine
“It can also be used to construct mobile botnets and conduct covert surveillance on victims. iBanking has a number of advanced features, such as allowing attackers to toggle between HTTP and SMS control, depending on the availability of an Internet …

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Over 70% of energy and financial firms say cyberattacks coming within 12 months

A blind survey of 200 IT security managers and admins, 100 in the energy sector and 100 in the financial service sector, revealed that “72% of energy and financial service firms believe there’s a cyberattack in their near future.”
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Google Android malware up sensationally by 800%, Windows 80%: Quick Heal – Financial Express


Financial Express

Google Android malware up sensationally by 800%, Windows 80%: Quick Heal
Financial Express
The CryptoLocker botnet attacks were the highlight in 2013 and were main culprit in ransomware to extort money from users. The report found a new online fraud breed of Watering Hole attacks, which breaks the systems to make way for attacker to carry

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Cyber war technology to be controlled in same way as arms – Financial Times

Cyber war technology to be controlled in same way as arms
Financial Times
Western governments are close to an agreement that would put sensitive cyber security technologies on the same footing as regular armaments under one of the world's main agreements on weaponry export control. Diplomats are expected to hammer out 

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