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Mobile malware growth hits all-time high – Infosecurity Magazine

Mobile malware growth hits all-time high
Infosecurity Magazine
The second is the MTK Botnet, which by mid-January had infected up to one million Android devices owned primarily by Chinese users. The trojan spread via unofficial Chinese app stores with popular, cracked games. In addition to stealing information

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Surveillance software targeted British/Bahraini citizen – Infosecurity Magazine

Surveillance software targeted British/Bahraini citizen
Infosecurity Magazine
A witness statement filed in the high court London claims that Gamma International's FinFisher (FinSpy) covert surveillance software targeted the computer of a leading Bahraini activist who holds dual British and Bahraini citizenship. Last month

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ACLU asks FTC to investigate AT&T and Verizon over Android security updates – Infosecurity Magazine


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ACLU asks FTC to investigate AT&T and Verizon over Android security updates
Infosecurity Magazine
Soghoian is correct, however, that Google is not alone in being responsible for Android security. Unlike Apple iOS, the Android OS is a semi-open operating system, with roots in Linux. Each device manufacturer adds its own “special sauce” to the OS in
ACLU Wants 'Dangerous' Android Bugs Probed by FTCCIO Today

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Europol Declare 3600 Organized Crime Groups in EU – Infosecurity Magazine

Europol Declare 3600 Organized Crime Groups in EU
Infosecurity Magazine
Call it collateral damage: Organized cybercriminals and hackers will leverage digital certificate-based attacks to infect enterprise IT systems with state-developed malware such as Flame and Stuxnet – with the nefarious result of impacting business

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