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Android trojan requests selfie after you’ve handed data over
Researchers have spotted a clever trojan designed to take advantage of both a person's vanity and new security verification methods now being introduced.
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DressCode spotted in 3K Android apps, 400 in Google Play
DressCode malware spotted in thousands of apps and could pose a serious threat to enterprise networks.
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Android.Xiny trojan receives upgrade
A new version of the Andoid.Xiny trojan that can now root a device to gain admin privileges and that is harder to uninstall has been spotted by security researchers.
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Gugi mobile banking malware reportedly tweaked to defeat Android 6 security permissions
The developers of the mobile banking trojan Gugi have introduced new modifications to sidestep two key security features of Android, reports Kaspersky Lab researcher Roman Unuchek via the Securelist blog.
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Italian RAT targets Android devices in China by IMEI codes
Researchers discovered a RAT that targets Android phones in China and Japan and appears to select victims based on their devices' IMEI codes.
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Android anti-malware feature boot verification will be strictly enforced in Nougat OS
A system integrity feature that prohibits Android mobile devices from booting when the presence of malware is suspected will now be strictly enforced in version 7.0.
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Triada trojan now redirecting Android users to fake, malicious URLs
The Android trojan "Triada," known for granting superuser privileges to other downloaded Trojans, is now embedding itself into at least four browsers in order to intercept URL requests and send users instead to malicious mobile websites, according to Kaspersky Lab.
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Common Android ransomware spreads to Japan
Already a scourge in the West, Android.Lockdroid ransomware has expanded its base to target Japan.
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Android malware masquerades as AliPay app
An Android malware is masquerading as a security feature for AliPay, a Chinese PayPal-like online payment app.
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Android ransomware variant adds clickjacking to bag of tricks
Sixty-seven percent of Android devices are prone to a newly discovered ransomware variant - the first to employ "clickjacking" as a way to fool users into giving away their administrator rights, Symantec warned today in its Security Response blog.
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