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Android study finds privacy and security risks related to in-app advertising – Engadget


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Android study finds privacy and security risks related to in-app advertising
Engadget
These ad libraries pose security risks because they offer a way for third parties – including hackers – to bypass existing Android security efforts. Specifically, the app itself may be harmless, so it won't trigger any security concerns.
Researchers find privacy and security holes in Android apps with adsArs Technica
Mobile apps with ads called security riskUPI.com
Your smart phone may be at risk, say researchersTechFlash

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How QR codes hide privacy, security risks

Compounding the potential for problems is the fact that a QR code is cheap and easy to create, making the field ripe for scammers who use them to create attacks. Such codes don’t only appear in expensive advertising campaigns …
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Computer security: Parents, teenagers take risks online – The Christian Science Monitor

NEW YORK – Big companies such as Citigroup and Sony have been the targets of major hacking attacks … by computer security company GFI Software . More than half of the parents whose home computers have been infected with a virus said this has happened …
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New Aujas Phishing Diagnostic Solution Helps Companies Assess and Remediate Phishing Risks – TMCnet

Jersey City, NJ, Apr 29, 2011 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) — Aujas (http://www.aujasus.com), a global provider of Information Risk Management services, now offers a tool to help companies battle phishers and hackers. From top Federal laboratories getting hacked …
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