Android malware spies on six Australia bank apps for credentials
An old banking trojan that was once limited to Russia has been updated to catch Australian banking customers.
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Drivers targeted by GPS-based Phishing scam
Drivers in Pennsylvania are being targeted by GPS-based Phishing scam, but the source of the data isn't clear
Steve Ragan | 04 Apr | Read more
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Android battery app alert: Google swats bad utilities installed 3.2 million times
Google has removed dozens of Android apps in Google Play posing as battery management tools that may have leaked millions of users’ email addresses to criminals.
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Android root malware widespread in third-party app stores
Four third-party app stores for Android have apps with a malicious component that seeks root access to the device, according to Trend Micro.
Jeremy Kirk | 11 Feb | Read more
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Rash of porn clicker trojans sneak past Google Play review process
Google is having difficulties keeping a wave of trojan 'porn clickers' out of the Google Play app store.
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App on Google Play may have stolen 1 million Facebook passwords
Security researchers have blown the whistle on an app that should arguably never have been published for Google’s one-billion-plus Android users on Google Play.
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Google offers up to $38,000 for Android bugs
Google has kicked off its bug bounty for Android, offering security researchers as much as $38,000 — and possibly more — for finding flaws in the world’s most widely used mobile OS.
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Verizon: there is no Android malware problem, except for adware
According to new figures from the US’s largest mobile carrier, the Android malware problem is "truly negligible" but adware could become one.
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The week in security: Google fights app malware, long-term PCI compliance plummets
Government requests for Facebook continued to grow in the second half of 2014, the company's latest transparency report has confirmed. And, speaking of transparency, some vendors were worried by findings by Verizon that 80 percent of PCI DSS-compliant firms fail to stay compliant in the year after their certifications – leading some to push the PCI Council to accept software-based encryption]] as well as the current hardware-based encryption it requires.
David Braue | 23 Mar | Read more
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Researchers find 13 new Android adware apps on Google Play
Researchers have found 13 apps on Google Play that foist unwanted advertisements to Android devices, making it the fourth time Google has removed adware from its store in three months.
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Google Play app review process gets a human touch
Google has added humans to its app review process to weed out malware, sexually explicit content and other violations, and has tightened its content rating system.
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Three adware-serving Android apps on Google Play reach millions
At least three apps on Google Play have slipped through Google’s checks and are pestering millions of Android users with adware.
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GCHQ releases ‘Cryptoy' app to recruit tomorrow’s spies
The UK’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), which may have used the Regin malware, has released a far less menacing app that teaches students how to make and break secrets
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Android Lollipop makes WebView flaws easier to patch
With Android 5.0 or Lollipop, Google has put in place a framework for improving the security of Android apps.
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Zscaler finds a 'big number' of Google Play apps with overly aggressive adware
One or more antivirus vendors flagged 22% of 8,000 popular apps as having issues
Antone Gonsalves | 09 Aug | Read more
