Cloud Source Repositories: Google Quietly Launches GitHub Competitor

After the death of Google code this winter, Google is apparently back in the business through the launch of its private Git repository hosting service on Google Cloud Platform called Cloud Source Repositories. Not yet officially announced, but Google started providing free beta access to its new...

Security Advisory-Multiple Vulnerabilities on Huawei P2 Smartphone

This security advisory SA describes two vulnerabilities. The decoder driver of P2 was found to allow any application to read or write to an arbitrary memory address. HWPSIRT-2014-0401 This Vulnerability has been assigned Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE ID: CVE-2014-2273. The Kingsoft...

Flappy Bird app clones send text messages to Premium Number

Flappy Bird, developed by a 29-year old, Dong Nguyen, was one of the top free gaming apps of the last month, but now officially unavailable for users. After achieving income of $50,000 per day in advertising revenue, Dong Nguyen pulled out Flappy Bird gaming app from all the web app stores and no...

Android Malware uses Google Cloud Messaging Service; infected over 5 Million Devices

The Kaspersky Lab researchers recently have discovered a number of Android malware apps are abusing the Google Cloud Messaging Service GCM as Command and Control server. The GCM service allows Android app developers to send messages using JSON Format for installed apps, but hackers exploited it f...

Android Malware uses Google Cloud Messaging Service; infected over 5 Million Devices

The Kaspersky Lab researchers recently have discovered a number of Android malware apps are abusing the Google Cloud Messaging Service GCM as Command and Control server. The GCM service allows Android app developers to send messages using JSON Format for installed apps, but hackers exploited it f...

Android Malware Found Exploiting Google Cloud Messaging Service

Researchers have discovered a number of malicious Android apps are using Google’s Cloud Messaging service and leveraging it as a command and control server to carry out attacks. A post on Securelist today by Kaspersky Lab’s Roman Unuchek, breaks down five Trojans that have been spotted checking i...