Android Malware that can DDoS Attacks from your smartphone

The Russian anti-virus vendor Doctor Web has found a new malicious program for Android which allows hacker groups to carry out mobile denial of service attacks. While it’s not entirely clear how the Trojan is spread, researchers suspect that the attackers use social engineering tactics since the...

FTC Launches Investigations into Mobile Apps for Kids

The Federal Trade Commission on Monday said it’s launching “non-public investigations” to determine if mobile application providers are violating federal laws by collecting information on children without their parents’ permission. A report indicates almost 60 percent 235 of the children-centric...

Google Launches Private Android App Stores

Malicious apps have emerged as perhaps the most serious threat to mobile devices at the moment, and the major players, such as Apple and Google, have tried several different methods of preventing them from getting into their app stores and into the hands of users. Now, Google is taking one more...

Sharp rise in Android Malwares in Third Quarter of 2012

Mobile industry watchers have long known that Android is under attack. The number of high risk and dangerous apps targeting Android users jumped from 30,000 in June to 175,000 in September, Trend Micro said in its third quarter security roundup. While some apps are clearly criminal - such as thos...

An Interview With Eugene Kaspersky

Eugene Kaspersky has had an interesting, varied life, with more than his share of adventures, successes and challenges. He’s seen and done a lot, but when he learned that he was going to receive an honorary degree from Plymouth University in England he was taken aback. Excited, yes, and humbled,...

mixi for Android information management vulnerability

Overview mixi for Android contains an issue which stores friends' comments on a SD card. mixi for Android provided by mixi, Inc. contains an issue which stores friends' comments on a SD card, therefore other applications can access this information directly from the SD card. Kazuhiko Kusano of...

New OpFake Android Malware Entices Users With Opera Mini Browser

There is a new variant of the OpFake mobile malware making the rounds, and this version comes bundled with a version of the legitimate Opera Mini mobile browser. The malware targets Android phones and steals money from victims by sending SMS messages without the user’s knowledge to premium-rate...

Half Of Massachusetts Residents Victims Of Data Breach In Last Four Years

Data from the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs & Business Regulation OCABR shows that 3.2 million residents – almost half the population of the state- have been the victim of a data breach in the last four years. The report finds that 1,833 breaches have been reported to the State by a wi...

DKFBootKit - First Android BootKit Malware

DKFBootKit - First Android BootKit Malware NQ Mobile Security Research Center has recently uncovered a new malware DKFBootKit. This malware is identified when monitoring and analyzing the evolution of earlier DroidKungFu variants. What sets DKFBootKit apart from malware like DroidDream, is that...

Phony Temple Run Game For Android Plays On Android-iOS App Gap

Scammers are using the super-popular Temple Run game for iOS as bait to lure Android users into installing a phony version of the game on their phones. The incident comes amid reports of an explosion in traffic to mobile Web pages and application stores. Researchers at Trend Micro wrote on Monday...

Fake Angry Birds Game spreading Malware from Android Market

Fake Angry Birds Game spreading Malware from Android Market From last week premium rate SMS Trojans surfaced in the Android Market. Google has pulled 22 apps that are masquerading as legitimate versions of popular games like Angry Birds and Cut the Rope. Security researchers have discovered a way...

McAfee drafted Five Steps to Avoiding bad apps on Pc & Mobile

McAfee drafted Five Steps to Avoiding bad apps on Pc & Mobile Malicious applications are one of the most serious threats to smartphone users today. Not only can a dangerous app infect your phone and steal your personal information, it can even spy on you. Read our five easy tips for avoiding bad...

McAfee drafted Five Steps to Avoiding bad apps on Pc & Mobile

McAfee drafted Five Steps to Avoiding bad apps on Pc & Mobile Malicious applications are one of the most serious threats to smartphone users today. Not only can a dangerous app infect your phone and steal your personal information, it can even spy on you. Read our five easy tips for avoiding bad...

Mobile Malware Showing Up on Desktop PCs

The last couple of years have seen a rise in the volume of malware targeted specifically at various mobile operating systems, including Android, iOS and Symbian. Getting a handle on exactly how much of that mobile malware is actually infecting users has been a bit difficult, but Microsoft...

Android Trojan GingerMaster Uses Gingerbread Root Exploit

Android Trojan GingerMaster Uses Gingerbread Root Exploit As our smartphones become more ubiquitous and more powerful, they need to be protected in much the same way that you would protect your computer. Further to this, a malicious piece of malware has been discovered for devices powered by...

Education, Goverment Sites Still Serving Scammers Months Later

Back in January, Threatpost covered a story originally reported by Julien Sobrier of Zsacaler. Sobrier discovered that the websites of a number of prominent American universities and government institutions had been hijacked and were redirecting fake online stores. As it turns out, some of the...

New Malware, JKDDOS, Targets Commodities Investment Firms

Researchers at Arbor Networks say they have discovered unique samples of a new family of malware that is targeting large investmen firms with holdings in the commodities markets, especially the mining industry. The malware, dubbed ‘JKDDOS,’ is used to launch distributed denial of service DDOS...

Dozens Charged in $1M Scheme To Fence Apple Goods

UPDATED: The Manhattan district attorney’s office on Wednesday announced the break-up of an identity theft and fencing ring responsible for around $1 million in fraudulent purchases from Apple stores around the country. District Attorney Cyrus Vance and the U.S. Secret Service in a press conferen...

PandaLabs Uncovers the Cyber-Crime Black Market

Inventory is growing and prices are dropping on the cyber crime black market, according to a new report from security firm Panda Labs. Stolen banking credentials, malicious programs and stolen credit cards are all for sale online in what Panda experts say is a flourishing criminal black market...

High Profile Education, Government Sites Hacked

The Web sites of some of the nation’s top universities were discovered to be serving up links to bogus online stores offering everything from popular software by Microsoft to student visas and Viagra, according to a report from security firm zScaler. Portions of Websites belonging to Harvard...