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Android ransomware attacks have grown by 50% in just over a year – Neowin


Neowin

Android ransomware attacks have grown by 50% in just over a year
Neowin
It was also found that so-called "police ransomware" on the lock-screen has been the dominant type of ransomware for Android, effectively scaring victims about some crime it claims they committed, which has led many of them to pay up to the criminals.
Trends in Android Ransomware – WeLiveSecurityWeLiveSecurity

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Apple iCloud didn’t wipe ‘deleted’ browser histories for over a year

Apple iCloud didn't wipe 'deleted' browser histories for over a year

Researchers discovered it was possible to extract users’ Safari browsing history over a year after the user believed that they had deleted their browsing history.

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Graham Cluley

Malwarebytes Releases Global State of Malware Report, Finds 2016 as Year Threat Reality Catches Up to Threat Hype – Yahoo Finance


Yahoo Finance

Malwarebytes Releases Global State of Malware Report, Finds 2016 as Year Threat Reality Catches Up to Threat Hype
Yahoo Finance
Ransomware, ad fraud and botnets, the subject of so much unjustified hype over previous years, surged to measurable prominence in 2016 and evolved immensely. Cybercriminals migrated to these methodologies en masse, impacting nearly … To better

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