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Android malware being spread via botnets controlled by criminals: Security firm – ANINEWS


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Android malware being spread via botnets controlled by criminals: Security firm
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spread on Android OS is being controlled by criminal groups. Kaspersky Lab said that Obad.a, malware, which Android powered devices, was being distributed by botnets that exploited the user behaviour and infecting the computer to be part of the

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Windows Malware Techniques Spread to Android – Security Watch – PC Magazine – PC Magazine


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Windows Malware Techniques Spread to Android – Security Watch – PC Magazine
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Because its use is so widespread, Windows is an extremely popular target for malware writers. They hone and tune attack techniques and work hard to innovate new sorts of attacks. Android's growing popularity is making it a similar target. The latest
Mobile malware exploding, but only for Android – AppleInsiderApple Insider

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USB drives spread malware to power plants – FierceCIO

USB drives spread malware to power plants
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According to the report, the "plant restart" was delayed for about three weeks. As Goodin notes, USB drives have been a big problem for industrial control systems around the world. The infamous Stuxnet work and Flame malware both depended on the drives.

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Android security model doing best to enable mobile malware spread – TechTarget

Android security model doing best to enable mobile malware spread
TechTarget
Researchers such as Dan Guido have instead painted a clearer picture of the mobile malware landscape, and it's frighteningly simple, and enabled quite nicely for the most part by Google's Android security model. There are 300 million Android devices

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