VPN bypass attack possible also on Android KitKat
Security researchers at Ben Gurion University in Israel are on a roll when it comes to discovering Android security flaws, and they revealed the existence of a critical flaw …
Many Android apps can track your location, access photos
An alarming proportion of Android applications can find and open private photographs on smartphones, track users’ locations, divulge e-mail addresses over the internet …
Surge in mobile network infections affects millions of devices
Security threats to mobile devices continues its rapid rise, infecting at any time more than 11.6 million devices and putting their owners at increased risk for stolen …
Android bootkit infects 350,000 devices
The first ever Android Trojan with bootkit capabilities has been discovered and analysed by Dr.Web researchers, who warn that the malware is already operating on some 350,000 …
Spoofed Whatsapp site delivers polymorphic SMS Trojan
The more popular an online service or an app is, the more likely this popularity will be misused by cyber crooks to trick users into downloading malware or sharing personal …
Looking back at 10 years of mobile malware
From Cabir to FakeDefend, the last decade has seen the number of mobile malware explode. In 2013, Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs has seen more than 1,300 new malicious …
Malware infects Android-run devices via PCs
Researchers have recently discovered a PC Trojan whose ultimate goal is to compromise the target’s Android-running smartphone or tablet with information-stealing …
Most top 500 Android mobile apps have security and privacy risks
After testing the top 500 Android applications, MetaIntell identified that approximately 460 of those 500 Android applications (available in apps stores such as Amazon, CNET, …
Cybersecurity predictions for 2014
The advent of new technologies, the widespread implementation of mobile and wireless communication and the increase in mobile adoption will open up new opportunities for …
Blackphone to put privacy and control first
Silent Circle and Geeksphone announced Blackphone, a smartphone placing privacy and control directly in the hands of its users. Blackphone, powered by a security-oriented …
How effective are Android AV solutions?
As the onslaught of Android malware continues, the recently released testing results by independent IT-security institute AV-Test show that most providers of Android antivirus …
Shady Android AV pushed onto unsuspecting users
A deceptive advertising campaign pushing a shady antivirus solution is actively targeting Android users, warns Malwarebytes’ Armando Orozco. The pop-ups are triggered …
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