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Android Malware Sends Out Spam From User's Yahoo Accounts, Responsible …
Mobile bloom News On account of the increasing number of devices running on Android, security experts predict an increase in malware that could be written for such devices. Out of malware samples targeting mobile platforms, 46.7 percent of it was accounted for by … |
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Android Botnet Seen Spewing Spam
InformationWeek (blog) [ Learn more about potential Android security flaws. See Android Researchers Demo Clickjacking Rootkit Vulnerability. ] Security experts have long warned Android users to steer clear, whenever possible, of unofficial Android app outlets. "The report … Spammers have started using Android botnets, researchers say Researcher uncovers Android phone 'botnet' Microsoft engineer eyeballs Android botnet |
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Global Email Spam Falls
Wall Street Journal (blog) Net Security summarizes the findings of a report from Israeli Internet security developer Commtouch. It says that, before Rustock was taken down, a total of 150 billion spam emails were sent every day. In the first quarter of 2012, an average of 94 … Commtouch Appoints Brett Wilson as VP of Products |
Everyone hates spam, except for the spammers, but what do spammers who are continuously trying to avoid spam filters have in common with the HIV virus? Microsoft Research has spotted similar patterns in the way they mutate and avoid detection. Read more