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January 31, 2018 11:03 AM
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Google says that it is getting better than ever at protecting Android users against bad apps and malicious developers.
In fact, in a recent post on the Android Developers blog, the company boasts that it removed a record number of malicious apps from the official Google Play store during 2017.
How many apps did Google remove from its app marketplace after finding they violated Google Play store policies? More than 700,000. That’s an impressive 2000 or so every day, and 70% more than the number of apps removed in 2016.
Furthermore, Google says it is getting better at proactively protecting Android users from the growing menace of mobile malware:
“Not only did we remove more bad apps, we were able to identify and action against them earlier. In fact, 99% of apps with abusive contents were identified and rejected before anyone could install them. This was possible through significant improvements in our ability to detect abuse – such as impersonation, inappropriate content, or malware – through new machine learning models and techniques.”
Furthermore, Google claims it banned more than 100,000 developer accounts controlled by “bad actors” who had attempted to create new accounts and publish yet more malicious apps. Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren: https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/often-asked-questions-are-there-cyber-security-dangers-with-apps-and-whats-about-privacy/ https://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=Android
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December 1, 2017 6:57 PM
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A study of 90 cryptocurrency mobile applications available on Google Play found that 90 percent of them contain security vulnerabilities or privacy risks. Web security company High-Tech Bridge conducted the research, using dynamic, static, and interactive testing to search mobile apps for weaknesses, including the top ten mobile flaws listed by the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP).
“We took the most popular cryptocurrency mobile applications from Google Play from the ‘Finance' category and tested them for security flaws and design weaknesses that can endanger the user, his or her data stored on the device or send/received via the network, or the mobile device itself,” High-Tech Bridge reported in a Nov. 29 blog post.
Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren: https://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=crypto-currency
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November 23, 2017 1:00 PM
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November 22, 2017 2:35 PM
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October 11, 2017 1:30 PM
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July 8, 2017 7:56 AM
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A newly uncovered form of Android malware aims to steal data from over 40 popular apps including Facebook, WhatsApp, Skype and Firefox - and the trojan has been actively engaging in in this illicit activity for almost two years.
Dubbed SpyDealer by the Palo Alto Networks researchers who discovered it, the malware harvests vast accounts of personal information about compromised users, including phone numbers, messages, contacts, call history, connected wi-fi information and even the location of the device.
The espionage capabilities of the trojan also enable it to record phone calls and videos, along with surrounding audio and video, take photos with both front and rear cameras, take screenshots of sensitive information and monitor the devices location at all times.
Described as an advanced form of Android malware, SpyDealer is able to open a backdoor onto compromised devices by abusing a commercially available Android accessibility service feature in order to root phones into providing superuser privileges.
Samples of the malware analysed by researchers suggests that the malware reuses root exploits used by commercial rooting app "Baidu Easy Root" in order to maintain itself on the compromised device while it harvests personal information and spies on communications from the apps with root privilege. According to the researchers, SpyDealer attempts to steal data from apps including WeChat, Facebook, WhatsApp, Skype, Line, Viber, QQ, Tango, Telegram, Sina Weibo, Tencent Weibo, Android Native Browser, Firefox Browser, Oupeng Brower, QQ Mail, NetEase Mail, Taobao, and Baidu Net Disk. Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren: http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=Android
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May 8, 2017 5:18 AM
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Malware Bürgerrechtler haben bereits vor der Silverpush-Software gewarnt, Anti-Viren-Dienstleister sie als Malware eingestuft. Das Entwickler-Kit wird inzwischen von San Francisco aus weiter verbreitet.
Die Forscher haben zudem vergleichbar funktionierende, auf den Handelsbereich ausgerichtete uBeacons von Anbietern wie Lisnr oder Shopkick ausfindig gemacht, aber in deutlich geringerer Anzahl. Ultraschall-Signale von Shopkick konnten sie etwa in vier von 35 untersuchten Läden in zwei europäischen Städten aufzeichnen. Der Unterschied zu Silverpush sei, dass der Nutzer die einschlägige Anwendung absichtlich starte, um sich etwa Einkaufsvorteile vor Ort zu verschaffen. Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren: http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=Android http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=Apps http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=tracking
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March 2, 2017 6:45 AM
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November 25, 2016 9:08 AM
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October 6, 2016 11:51 AM
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Vorsicht! Auf diese Links sollten Sie nie klicken Cyberkriminelle versuchen es leider immer wieder, Schadsoftware zu verbreiten. Dieses Mal haben sie es auf die User der Facebook-Messenger-App abgesehen. Deswegen: Klicken Sie nie auf Links denen Sie nicht hundertprozentig vertrauen können. Weitere Infos und Tipps zu der Masche bekommen Sie im Video. Sie haben sich bereits einen Virus eingefangen? Wir zeigen Ihnen hier was Sie tun können, wenn Sie einen Virus auf Ihrem Android-Gerät haben.
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July 16, 2016 5:37 AM
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July 15, 2016 8:06 AM
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Or, relève Adam Reeve, dans le second cas « Pokémon Go » peut quasiment tout faire :
Lire vos e-mails. Vous en envoyer. Accéder à votre Google Drive (qui permet de stocker des fichiers – que « Pokémon Go » peut supprimer !). Lire vos historiques de recherche sur Google et Google Maps. Et regarder vos photos.
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July 13, 2016 7:17 PM
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January 27, 2018 6:59 PM
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Sicherheitsforscher warnen vor mehreren mit Schadcode verseuchten Spiele-Apps im offiziellen App Store von Google.
Offensichtlich haben die Sicherheitsmechanismen von Google Play versagt und 27 mit Schadcode verseuchte Spiele-Apps durchgelassen. Sicherheitsforschern von Dr. Web zufolge weisen die Apps insgesamt 4,5 Millionen Downloads auf.
In ihrer Warnung listen sie die Namen der Apps auf. Stichproben zeigen, dass ein Großteil bereits nicht mehr verfügbar ist. Wer davon Apps installiert hat, sollte diese schleunigst löschen.
SDK Wurzel des Bösen Alle Apps wurden mit dem Ya Ya Yun SDK erstellt, das neben legitimen Funktionen eben auch Trojaner-Module mitbringt. Diese sollen nach dem ersten Start einer App vom Opfer unbemerkt Code herunterladen, der im Hintergrund heimlich Webseiten öffnet und auf Werbebanner klickt. Neben dem Klickbetrug könnten die Entwickler des SDKs wahrscheinlich noch weitere Angriffsmodule bereitstellen, vermuten die Sicherheitsforscher.
Unklar ist derzeit, ob die App-Entwickler die Trojaner-Module bewusst eingebaut haben oder ob letztlich die Macher des Ya Ya Yun SDK abkassieren. Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren: https://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=Google-Play
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November 24, 2017 6:34 PM
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Des dizaines de sociétés s’insèrent dans des applications banales pour collecter des données, amassant des informations sur des millions de Français.
Par dizaines, ils se nichent dans des applications mobiles utilisées quotidiennement par des millions de Français. Ils capturent discrètement des données, souvent personnelles, sans que les utilisateurs n’en soient nécessairement conscients, alimentant au passage une industrie opaque et méconnue. Certains de ses acteurs disposent de données sur des millions de Français.
Il s’agit de trackers, de petits logiciels incorporés dans des applications mobiles du quotidien (réseaux sociaux, médias, banques, sites de rencontre). Chaque application en compte 2,5 en moyenne, selon une analyse de plus de 350 applications, réalisée par un groupe d’activistes, rassemblés depuis octobre en association, et publiée vendredi 24 novembre sur leur plate-forme baptisée Exodus. Rares sont les applications qui en sont dépourvues et certaines vont jusqu’à en intégrer une quinzaine. Ce paysage n’est pas exhaustif : la plate-forme ne cherche que les trackers qu’elle a préalablement identifiés, soit une quarantaine. Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren: https://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=Cyberespionage https://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=Privacy https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/12/21/privacy-in-the-digital-world-shouldnt-we-talk-about-it/ https://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=tracking
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November 23, 2017 10:13 AM
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October 19, 2017 3:46 AM
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In a blog post on Wednesday, Symantec security researchers wrote they had discovered at least eight Google Play Store apps that functioned as fronts for a “new and highly prevalent type of Android malware” called Android.Sockbot. The apps in question presented themselves as skins for player characters in popular app Minecraft: Pocket Edition and boasted “an install base ranging from 600,000 to 2.6 million devices.” Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren: http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=Apps
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August 5, 2017 10:56 AM
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May 8, 2017 5:28 AM
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March 3, 2017 2:55 PM
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February 28, 2017 3:33 AM
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Dead apps can be deadly
It’s not just apps live in app stores that represent a risk. Telemetry data collected by McAfee Labs shows that more than 500,000 devices still have dead apps installed and are actively used. With more than 2 million apps in each of the major app stores, malicious apps find ways through the store curators initial quality-control process.
In the past year, more than 4,000 apps were removed from Google Play, without notification to users. These users and the organisations they work for are still exposed to any vulnerabilities, privacy risks, or malware contained in these dead apps.
One recent example is a password stealer, distributed on Google Play as a variety of utilities and tools to acquire Instagram followers or analyse usage. The malware leads the user to a phishing website with a simple design that makes it difficult to distinguish between the legitimate and the fake, easily capturing users’ credentials. Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren: https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/often-asked-questions-are-there-cyber-security-dangers-with-apps-and-whats-about-privacy/ http://www.scoop.it/t/apps-for-any-use-mostly-for-education-and-free/?tag=Mobile+Security
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November 14, 2016 1:29 PM
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More than a million users have downloaded a particularly sneaky Android trojan that's available on the official Google Play Store.
The Russian security firm Doctor Web found that the malware, known as Android.MulDrop.924, likes to disguise itself as games and other apps on Google Play Store and other app marketplaces.
One of its preferred masks is an app called "Multiple Accounts: 2 Accounts." It allows users to set up multiple accounts for games, email, messaging, and other software on their devices.
The app hasn't received too many bad reviews, either. Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren: http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Android
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October 1, 2016 6:26 PM
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July 15, 2016 4:17 PM
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Pokemon Go hat ganze Städte weltweit in seinen Bann gezogen. Aber hat es auch Hackern ermöglicht, auf Ihr Telefon zuzugreifen?
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July 13, 2016 7:23 PM
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Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren:
https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/often-asked-questions-are-there-cyber-security-dangers-with-apps-and-whats-about-privacy/
https://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=Android