Mobile VPN client for Android
Columbitech released a mobile VPN client for Android 4.0, available for free download from Android Market. The security level of the Columbitech MVPN is designed for …
Premium SMS fraudulent apps target European users
European mobile phone users should be on the lookout for premium SMS toll fraud apps as a great number of them has been lately discovered on file sharing sites, third-party …
Top 5 Android malware families
On November 15, Gartner issued a report that cited Google’s Android mobile operating system had reached a global 52.5% smart phone market share, while iOS trailed in …
Only U.S. customers targeted with Carrier IQ?
Carriers are yet to be affected greatly by the revelations made by researcher Trevor Eckhart. Even though most mobile phone manufacturers have denied installing the Carrier IQ …
Tool to detect Carrier IQ
Bitdefender announced the availability of a new tool that identifies the presence of the controversial mobile network diagnostic tool from Carrier IQ. Dubbed Carrier IQ …
AT&T and Sprint acknowledge use of Carrier IQ
The Carrier IQ issue continues to unravel as phone manufacturers and some carriers fall over each other in the rush to distance themselves from any involvement with it and the …
Mobile carriers to blame for use of secret logging software?
The recent revelation that most Android, BlackBerry and Nokia phones are installed with the Carrier IQ software that logs practically all actions made by the mobile phone …
Researcher proves hidden software logs everything on mobile phones
By now, you have already heard about the claims made by 25-year-old Trevor Eckhart that the Carrier IQ software – designed by an eponymous Mountain View company – …
RIM to manage Android and iOS devices
RIM introduced BlackBerry Mobile Fusion, an enterprise mobility solution that will simplify the management of smartphones and tablets running BlackBerry, Android and iOS …
New mobile security challenges
For years, analysts have predicted most Internet users would end up with an all-in-one device that replaces all others. However, as new devices emerge, users are often …
Twitter acquires Moxie Marlinspike’s startup
Well-known security researcher and speaker Moxie Marlinspike’s startup Whisper Systems has been acquired by Twitter. The official announcement says: The Whisper Systems …
Legitimate apps modified to serve ads and offered on Android Market
When there’s easy money to be had, crooks usually don’t care who will end up losing it – and cyber crooks are no exception to that rule. Here’s a quite …