If you weren’t nervous enough about the prospect of meeting a complete stranger after connecting on an online dating app, there’s something else to worry about.
Just how carefully is your app keeping your personal information and location out of other people’s sight?
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C&C Servers? Too Risky! Android Botnet Goes with Twitter Instead
BleepingComputer For the first time ever, researchers have detected an Android botnet leveraging a Twitter command-and-control (C&C) account to manage communications across all enslaved devices. Lukáš Štefanko, a malware researcher at Slovakian security firm ESET, … Android botnet relies on Twitter for commands Is your Android phone being controlled by a rogue Twitter account? Botnet is first to receive commands via tweets Twitter-Controlled Android Botnet Discovered |
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Spy agency warns foreign takeovers are risky for security
CTV News OTTAWA — The same day shareholders of a Calgary-based energy company agreed to a takeover bid by a state firm from China, Canada's spy agency is warning such purchases can pose a threat to national security. In its latest annual report, the Canadian … Spy agency warns of security risks as government reviews Nexen takeover Canada: Risks in Foreign Investment |
“Most instances of banking fraud are not due to the bank’s technology being compromised, but to people unwittingly giving out their personal information to criminals via phishing scams and copycat sites, or their computers being infected with malware …
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