New clues turned up by researchers at the University of Toronto show that an Android malware spy campaign appears to be the work of Chinese hackers, possibly with the assistance of the nation's government or a major corporation.
The vulnerability, notably demonstrated at the Ekoparty security conference in Buenos Aires last month, could allow an attacker to remotely reset phones running Android operating systems.
October 01, 2012
With users flocking toward mobile platforms, fraudsters will join as well. But businesses have a bigger problem: What to do about employees wanting to use their devices to connect to the corporate network.
Security firm McAfee said it's amassed 1.5 million more malware samples in the second quarter of this year compared to the first quarter.
The SMSZombie trojan is taking over administrator privileges of smartphone users in China to steal money through SMS messages.
A vulnerability found in near field communication could enable attackers to swipe information from end-users by simply brushing their phone with a malicious tag, according to an expert at this year's Black Hat conference.
The existence of an Android spam botnet is disputed, with some saying more proof is needed. No matter the truth, the incident underscores the dangers of installing mobile applications from unofficial sources.
The "Find and Call" app, which uploads a user's contact list to a remote server so its developers can spam friends and colleagues of the victim, is the first malware to enter the Apple App Store.
May 23, 2012
The latest McAfee Threats Report revealed that the amount of Android malware still is soaring.
Mobile virus authors have adopted another tactic from their PC-sabotaging counterparts: infecting websites to spread their wares.
April 25, 2012
The recent outbreak of the Flashback trojan on Mac computers is a case study in how unprepared security professionals are for dealing with malware that's not specific to Windows.
Criminals are lessening their reliance on the PC. The latest proof is a rogue Android application that seeks to steal Spanish banking credentials through a man-in-the-middle-style attack.
News briefs: The latest from the PCI Security Standards Council, Google, Anonymous, Facebook and others...
Google appears to be on a mission to dispel the public perception that its Android Market has become a prime vector for malicious activity.
Symantec is trying to call attention to 13 applications that have showed up in the official Android Market over concerns that they contain software development tools that enable the theft of data.
The threats associated with mobile devices can come in many forms, so there are a number of best practices one can put in place to thwart potentially disastrous consequences.
Taking your Android's pulse before you give it access to your health records.
With the Super Bowl less than two weeks away, Symantec researchers said Tuesday that have spotted a malicious application in unofficial Android markets claiming to offer a version of the popular video game Madden NFL 12.
Twitter, which recently acquired year-old Android security start-up Whisper Systems, announced Tuesday that it is making some of the company's open-source code publicly available.
Android users have taken to Twitter to air their grievances about their phones, prompted by an unusual offer from a Microsoft employee
Android phones from leading manufacturers -- including HTC, Motorola and Samsung -- contain pre-loaded applications that do not properly enforce the platform's permission-based security model.
Google's open source programs manager launched a written tirade against mobile anti-virus companies, which he called "charlatans" and "scammers."
Three out of every four new malware strains created during the third quarter was a trojan, says a new report from PandaLabs.
A new mobile phone bug stems from an insecure program, called HTCLoggers.apk, which was recently added to some HTC Android devices.
October 03, 2011
Securing Android - or any mobile device - will go beyond standard protection methods, says Gareth Maclachlan COO, AdaptiveMobile.
Bryan Smoltz, director of business development at Zenprise, the HP Protect 2011 "Emerging Vendor" winner, describes to SC Magazine Editor-in-Chief Illena Armstrong how organizations must strike the balance between embracing mobile devices and properly managing them.
A variant of the SpyEye trojan is targeting the Google Android operating system.
Mobile botnets are nowhere near as big as PC zombie networks, but the threat is growing, according to a new report from Damballa.
The discovery of new malware that obtains root access to the latest version of Android is a sign that cybercriminals are keeping pace with the evolution of mobile devices.
A new, malicious Android app disguises itself as Google+ and is capable of stealing data, as well as answering and recording incoming phone calls.
