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Principal Security experts are confident that in the next months we will assist to the explosion for Android botnets and in general of mobile cyber threats.
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Researchers continue to find that the pace of mobile malware development is accelerating.
Researchers continue to find that the pace of mobile malware development is accelerating.A total of 22,750 new modifications of malicious programs targeting mobile devices were detected this past quarter by Kaspersky Lab, which is more than half of the total number of modifications detected in all of 2012.A full 99.9% of them target the Android platform.
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An infographic from security-testing company Veracode explores the rise of data breaches and what it could mean for businesses and consumers.
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US mobile spammers are using cell phone users’ personal data to launch invasive, highly targeted attacks, according to AdaptiveMobile.
For the first time, mobile spammers can use such information as the subscriber’s first name, zip code, income level, and ethnicity to make attacks personalized and more effective.
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For the first time, mobile spammers can use such information as the subscriber’s first name, zip code, income level, and ethnicity to make attacks personalized and more effective.
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June 19, 2013 12:03 PM
For the first time, mobile spammers can use such information as the subscriber’s first name, zip code, income level, and ethnicity to make attacks personalized and more effective. A MUST read!!!
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Kaspersky uncovers trojan spread by "spear-phish" to Tibet activists.
Malware used to spy on Tibetan activists and other ethnic groups in China is nothing new. But a new Trojan discovered by researchers at Kaspersky Labs has widened the scope of this digital espionage and intimidation. The malware uses a combination of e-mail hacking, "spear phishing," and a Trojan built specifically for Android smartphones. ===> Kaspersky claims this is the first discovery of a targeted attack that uses mobile phone malware. <===
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Malware used to spy on Tibetan activists and other ethnic groups in China is nothing new. But a new Trojan discovered by researchers at Kaspersky Labs has widened the scope of this digital espionage and intimidation. The malware uses a combination of e-mail hacking, "spear phishing," and a Trojan built specifically for Android smartphones.
===> Kaspersky claims this is the first discovery of a targeted attack that uses mobile phone malware. <===
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Despite Android’s dominance in the mobile threat landscape, the Symbian malware scene is far from dead. 21 new families and variants were discovered in the third quarter of 2012, a 17% increase compared to the second quarter.
Read more, a MUST: http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=2314
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