Legitimate Chinese app stores riddled with security holes
If you are an Android user, you are surely aware of the fact that Chinese third-party app stores are where most malware for that particular OS has its debut. Lacking any kind …
SMS-controlled Android malware records calls
Researchers at NQ Mobile Security have discovered a new piece of Android malware that receives instructions, i.e. is controlled, via SMS. Dubbed TigerBot, the Trojan hides by …
Potential first Android bootkit spotted
Security researchers of US-based NQ Mobile have recently discovered what might be the first Android bootkit. Dubbed DKFBootKit, the malware piggybacks malicious payloads into …
TruWitness mobile surveillance video camera
DVTEL announced TruWitness, an mobile video application that turns mobile smartphones into full- featured IP video surveillance cameras that stream video into DVTEL’s …
Secure browser for Android
Good Technology announced Good Mobile Access (GMA) for Android, a secure mobile browser for Android devices. GMA is a feature of the Good for Enterprise solution that provides …
CCloud: Backup and sharing for Windows and Android
Comodo released a new edition of CCloud, a Windows client and a new CCloud app for Android. The Windows client now allows users to select the local drive letter that accesses …
Android security from the ground up
Georgia Weidman is a penetration tester, security researcher, and trainer. She’s also one of the speakers at the upcoming HITBSecConf 2012 Amsterdam conference. In this …
Android banking Trojan steals both authenticating factors
The Zeus and SpyEye banking Trojans have recently been fitted with a new module that targets Android users that use their device as an added authentication method when …
Fake Google Play site serves Android malware
Online scammers are known for their adaptability, so it should not come as a surprise that the recent name change of Google’s official Android Market – now dubbed …
Most notorious Android malware
Total Defense announced the findings of its 2011 Internet Security Threat Intelligence Report, which indicates Android’s rise in market share was only surpassed by the …
Android pattern lock stumps FBI forensic experts
Who would have thought that pattern screen locks on Android phones actually provide such an effective barrier to unauthorized access that even the FBI is forced ask Google for …
Carnegie Mellon researchers unveil iOS and Android security app
Carnegie Mellon University CyLab researchers have developed a new smartphone app that leverages the growing proliferation of these devices to establish a secure basis for …