Mobile Zeus Variants Target Windows Mobile, Symbian Phones

There are two new versions of the Zeus malware making the rounds right now, both of which target popular mobile phone platforms. One of the variants targets Windows Mobile devices, while the other is going after the Symbian platform, and both are intent on silently stealing data from infected...

Threats Go Mobile

Smartphone adoption has exploded in recent years, and this has not been lost on the attackers who are looking for the best way to separate users from their money and confidential data. There were several examples of attackers sneaking malicious applications into mobile app stores, some disguised ...

Mobile Security Woes Go Beyond Malicious Apps

If, like most Americans, you’ve developed an attachment to your mobile phone that borders on the unnatural and have a hard time going 11 seconds without checking email or texts, you’d do well not to attend a talk by Zach Lanier and Mike Zusman anytime soon. The pair discussed a variety of...

Rogue iPhone Apps Explored at Black Hat

Lax security screening at Apple’s App Store and a design flaw are putting iPhone users at risk of downloading malicious apps that could steal data and spy on them, a Swiss researcher warns at Black Hat DC. Read the full article. cnet...