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Google improving app security, performance w/ Android version target & 64-bit requirements

  1. Google improving app security, performance w/ Android version target & 64-bit requirements  9to5Google
  2. Changes to Google Play Store will require apps to be optimized for newer Android versions  Android Central
  3. Android Team Outlines Changes for App Developers to Increase Platform Security, Performance  Droid Life
  4. How to download and manage apps from the Google Play Store | Android Central  Android Central
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Some cybercriminals are improving customer service for their victims

The past two years has seen a dramatic increase in ransomware, malware such as the infamous CryptoWall that encrypts data on the infected device and demands a ransom payment for the decryption key. One interesting side effect has been an unexpected focus on the level service that the cybercriminals provide to their victims while trying to make sure they pay up.

Ever since this strain of malware has been on the internet, security experts have universally urged victims not to pay the ransom. Part of the reason for this is that it perpetuates the scam, incentivizing criminals to get into this business and spread it to more victims. Another major reason – and the only one that the scam’s victims are likely to care about – is that there is no guarantee that paying the ransom would persuade the scammers to return the files safely. They could just as well make off with the money or demand further payments. Meanwhile, the victim loses both their files and the money they paid to get them back.

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Network World Colin Neagle

Report: Android Security Apps Improving – PC Magazine

Report: Android Security Apps Improving
PC Magazine
If one of those malware apps hits your phone, you've got trouble whether it's common or not. AV-Test Institute rated 31 Android security applications and found that for the most part they're even more effective than when last tested. AV-Test CEO
Android Still Wrestling with Security IssuesIT Business Edge (blog)

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