Yara signatures for Careto, the Masked APT
Last week, Kaspersky Lab released their research (Unveiling Careto – The Masked APT) on a fresh APT campaign, which is supposed to had been running for several years. …
400 iOS and Android apps analyzed for privacy and security risks
A new report analyzes the behaviors of the top 400 iOS and Android apps to assess the state of mobile app security and identify trends impacting consumers and enterprises with …
70% Android devices vulnerable to released remote access exploit
The recent release of a Metasploit module that allows attackers to remotely access (“get shell”) on most Android-running devices has again raised a very good …
Malicious mobile apps on Google Play up 400 percent
RiskIQ announced research findings on the presence of malicious apps contained in the Google Play store. The company found that malicious apps have grown 388 percent from 2011 …
300,000 users affected by premium-SMS sending apps from Google Play
Panda Security has identified malicious apps on Google Play that can sign users up to premium SMS subscription services without their permission. These new threats have been …
Transfer and backup content with a dual USB drive from SanDisk
SanDisk announced the SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive, a USB flash drive featuring both a micro-USB and a USB 2.0 connector in a sleek and sturdy form factor. It is designed for …
Beware of Trojanized Flappy Bird game
Trojanized versions of Flappy Bird, the mega-popular iPhone and Android game that has recently been pulled from Google Play and Apple’s App Store by its creator, have …
HTTPS Everywhere add-on now available for Firefox on Android
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has announced the release of a beta version of its HTTPS Everywhere extension for Firefox on Android. HTTPS Everywhere is produced as …
PoC mobile malware records swipes on touch screen smartphones
A security researcher has developed proof-of-concept malware capable of capturing screenshots and finger swipes on mobile devices, and is set to demonstrate his creation at …
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 …