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New Android ransomware uses clickjacking to gain admin privileges – InfoWorld


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New Android ransomware uses clickjacking to gain admin privileges
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Due to the restrictive application permissions system in Android, ransomware apps targeting the OS have historically been less effective than on Windows. For example, many of the early Android ransomware threats only displayed a persistent window on
Android ransomware variant adds clickjacking to bag of tricksSC Magazine
Android ransomware porn app sends internet history to all your contacts unless you pay bribeInternational Business Times UK

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Google fixes another Mediaserver bug in monthly Android security update – InfoWorld


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Google fixes another Mediaserver bug in monthly Android security update
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Google has patched 30 vulnerabilities in Android's Mediaserver component since it began releasing monthly security updates for the mobile operating system in August. Patches addressing flaws in Mediaserver and the media playback engine will likely be a …
Google Releases Fixes for New Android FlawsTop Tech News
Google patches five critical Android security flawsZDNet
Google's First 2016 Android Update Fixes a Dozen FlawseWeek

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How computer security changed in 2015 – InfoWorld


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How computer security changed in 2015
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You can call me a pundit, I guess, but I don't like making predictions. Most industry forecasts are horribly inaccurate and miss the stuff people will care about a year later. For me, it's hard enough to digest what happened in the past and make sense

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Warning: Internet security turbulence ahead – InfoWorld


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Warning: Internet security turbulence ahead
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A little more than a year ago, I urged manufacturing companies testing the IoT waters to leave the work of bringing Internet connectivity to their traditionally unconnected products to those who understand what's at stake. I'm not alone in my concerns

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