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Where RFI attacks fall in the security threat landscape

New research from Incapsula yielded a few interesting facts about RFI attacks. The data for the report was collected by monitoring billions of web sessions over a 6-month …

Cyber crooks misuse Google service to control Android Trojans

Cybercriminals have been spotted using a novel method of controlling Android mobile malware: a legitimate service called Google Cloud Messaging. GCM has been created to allow …

Free Android anti-virus for mobile devices

Avira Free Android Security reached 2.0 and offers antivirus scanning and removal, as well as retaining the remote lock, wipe and “scream’ features available in …

Malicious ads lead to outdated adware-laden Firefox “update”

A series of Internet campaigns pushing bogus Firefox updates onto unwary users have been spotted by researchers, and among them is one that lures them in through “Green …

Protect against threats targeting Android

Palo Alto Networks’ WildFire malware analysis sandbox now is capable of analyzing Android applications in the APK file format to identify advanced threats in Android …

More apps exploiting Android “Master Key” bug found

Patches for the two recently discovered Android “Master Key” bugs are still to be pushed out by many mobile carriers and device manufacturers. In the meantime, …

Reveton changes tack, relies on fake AV

When it comes to the infamous Reveton ransomware, cyber crooks are forever coming up with additional ways to bilk money from users: pairing it up with banking Trojans, playing …

Linux banking Trojan offered for sale

Windows users are by far the most targeted ones by malware-wielding criminals, but that doesn’t mean that OS X and Linux users should feel impervious. In fact, RSA …

Expect more Android security issues in 2013

Android vulnerabilities, increased online banking threats and availability of sophisticated, inexpensive malware toolkits are among the growing concerns cited in Trend …

Attackers are taking advantage of old vulnerabilities

FortiGuard Labs observed a 30 percent increase in mobile malware in the labs over the last six months. The team is now seeing more than 1,300 new samples per day, is currently …

Enterprises in denial regarding network security

Many enterprises possess an unrealistic confidence surrounding the security of their networks. According to a Lancope survey, more than 65 percent of IT/security professionals …

Cross-platform backdoor created with RAT available online

For malware authors and attackers, the ideal malware is that which works on as many platforms as possible. As Java is used in a wide variety of computing platforms, it stands …

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