Music could trigger mobile malware 

Music could trigger mobile malware

In Applications - By Shona Ghosh, 20 May 2013 9:00 AM
Heavy bass beats could lead to ownage.
Android malware spikes in 2012 

Android malware spikes in 2012

In Applications - By Juha Saarinen, 17 April 2013 1:08 PM
User error blamed.
Android app hijacks airplanes 

Android app hijacks airplanes

In Applications - By Juha Saarinen, 12 April 2013 9:05 AM
Remote attack detailed.
Android malware again targets Tibetans 

Android malware again targets Tibetans

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 3 April 2013 10:00 AM
Could be built by entity with access to mobile core technology.
First targeted trojan attacks hit Android 

First targeted trojan attacks hit Android

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 27 March 2013 9:00 AM
Infected APK.
Study finds iOS apps to be riskier than Android 

Study finds iOS apps to be riskier than Android

In Applications - By Marcos Colon, 15 March 2013 1:18 PM
iOS apps tap more data..
Devil targets banks in Google Play store 

Devil targets banks in Google Play store

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 7 March 2013 12:48 PM
Legit developer accounts sold to malware writer.
Frozen ice cream sandwich coughs up crypto keys 

Frozen ice cream sandwich coughs up crypto keys

In Crypto - By Darren Pauli, 19 February 2013 9:00 AM
User data nabbed.
Android SMS botnet found on mobile networks 

Android SMS botnet found on mobile networks

In Applications - By Danielle Walker, 20 December 2012 8:20 AM
Botnet spread via malicious game install.
Pwning Androids, iPhones with Exchange 

Pwning Androids, iPhones with Exchange

In Messaging - By Darren Pauli, 19 November 2012 7:51 AM
Wipe phones, steal data and cause mayhem with ActiveSync.
Android phones open to remote wipe vulnerability 

Android phones open to remote wipe vulnerability

In Applications - By Juha Saarinen, 26 September 2012 9:21 AM
Vendors slow to patch issue.
Android VXers earn big bucks on trader site 

Android VXers earn big bucks on trader site

In Web/client - By Danielle Walker, 13 September 2012 9:42 AM
Infected droids worth 10 times more than PCs.
Clueful outs iOS apps sending unprotected passwords 

Clueful outs iOS apps sending unprotected passwords

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 28 August 2012 11:40 AM
Morphs into web app to skirt Apple ban.
Researcher demos Catch Notes data-stealing hole 

Researcher demos Catch Notes data-stealing hole

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 13 August 2012 2:47 PM
Malicious apps steal text, voice and video.
Google Play issues security warning to app developers 

Google Play issues security warning to app developers

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 6 August 2012 4:24 PM
Devs given 30 days to fix bad apps.
Modular Android malware dev kit to be released 

Modular Android malware dev kit to be released

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 3 August 2012 10:13 AM
Lets writers steal contacts, SD card contents and eavesdrop with ease.
Qualys opens Android app analysis framework 

Qualys opens Android app analysis framework

In Applications - By SC Staff, 31 July 2012 12:56 PM
Keeps tabs on Android apps.
#BlackHat: Phones hijacked by malicious NFC tag 

#BlackHat: Phones hijacked by malicious NFC tag

In Messaging - By Marcos Colon, 30 July 2012 8:37 AM
Android, Nokia compromised.
Yahoo! mail app may be behind Android spam 

Yahoo! mail app may be behind Android spam

In Applications - By Fahmida Y. Rashid, 17 July 2012 11:46 AM
Doubt on botnet theory.
100,000 Chinese Android users owned by trojan 

100,000 Chinese Android users owned by trojan

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 9 July 2012 6:08 PM
Downloads movies, buys apps and captures CAPTCHA.
Researchers question Android spam botnet 

Researchers question Android spam botnet

In Applications - By Fahmida Y. Rashid, 9 July 2012 10:11 AM
More proof needed.
Suspected trojan found in Apple App Store 

Suspected trojan found in Apple App Store

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 9 July 2012 9:12 AM
Creator says it's in 'beta-testing'.
Suspected trojan found in Apple App Store 

Suspected trojan found in Apple App Store

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 9 July 2012 9:12 AM
Creator says it's in 'beta-testing'.
Android botnet pushes drug spam 

Android botnet pushes drug spam

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 6 July 2012 9:59 AM
Spam sent from Yahoo!
20,000 malicious apps hawked on droid store 

20,000 malicious apps hawked on droid store

In Applications - By SC Staff, 6 July 2012 8:45 AM
The number of malicious apps doubled in 30 days.
Prototype rootkit silently modifies Android apps 

Prototype rootkit silently modifies Android apps

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 4 July 2012 10:43 AM
Installed web browser replaced with keylogger doppelganger.
Security boffins slip past Google Bouncer 

Security boffins slip past Google Bouncer

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 5 June 2012 2:53 PM
New app store security checkpoint misses malicious app.
1391 Brits stung in Angry Birds scam 

1391 Brits stung in Angry Birds scam

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 27 May 2012 12:17 AM
Trojanised apps sends secret SMSes.
Google boots serial malware writer from Play Store  

Google boots serial malware writer from Play Store

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 10 May 2012 1:44 PM
Uploads fake anti-virus apps.
Eavesdropper Android app developed 

Eavesdropper Android app developed

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 8 May 2012 11:53 AM
Proof-of-concept application siphons audio to remote servers.
First drive-by Android malware detected 

First drive-by Android malware detected

In Applications - By Marcos Colon, 4 May 2012 9:12 AM
Malware writers "even lazier than before".
BlackBerry most secure enterprise OS  

BlackBerry most secure enterprise OS

In Messaging - By SC Staff, 12 April 2012 3:00 AM
Windows Phone "reasonably robust".
Android concept app siphons sensitive data 

Android concept app siphons sensitive data

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 11 April 2012 11:12 AM
Application bypasses permissions to steal SD and app data.
Bank tokens swiped from Android phones 

Bank tokens swiped from Android phones

In Applications - By Marcos Colon, 20 March 2012 9:16 AM
Intercepts one time tokens through SMS.
Open source Android bug seeker launched 

Open source Android bug seeker launched

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 17 March 2012 10:25 AM
MWR InfoSecurity is to launch an Android security testing framework this afternoon at the Blackhat EU conference.
Android app permissions silently duplicated to advertisers 

Android app permissions silently duplicated to advertisers

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 6 March 2012 12:14 PM
Android applications are sharing users' personal data without their knowledge.
NSA builds Android phone for top secret calls  

NSA builds Android phone for top secret calls

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 1 March 2012 9:15 AM
Blueprints released to public.
Duo arrested over $148,000 Android malware scam 

Duo arrested over $148,000 Android malware scam

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 29 February 2012 5:15 AM
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of developing mobile malware that ended up on more than 2000 Android devices.
Lookout Labs creates Android ad detector 

Lookout Labs creates Android ad detector

In Applications - 24 February 2012 5:27 PM
Free tool warns of ad networks' data collection.
Crims make $3 million a year off Android botnet 

Crims make $3 million a year off Android botnet

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 12 February 2012 10:03 PM
Uni researcher finds world's biggest Android botnet.
Google employs Bouncer to cleanse Android malware 

Google employs Bouncer to cleanse Android malware

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 5 February 2012 9:41 AM
Claims malware app downloads had dropped 40 per cent.
Google won't kill 'malicious' Android apps 

Google won't kill 'malicious' Android apps

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 1 February 2012 10:11 AM
Apps dubbed malicious by Symantec did not violate terms of service.
Android 'Swiss Army Knife' hack tool released 

Android 'Swiss Army Knife' hack tool released

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 29 January 2012 3:00 AM
Reverse engineering and analysis #Shmoocon
US spy agency issues damage-controlling Android 

US spy agency issues damage-controlling Android

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 18 January 2012 11:54 AM
NSA's SEAndroid too tough for GingerBreak, RageAgainstTheCage.
Android app installs shell, bypasses permissions  

Android app installs shell, bypasses permissions

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 21 December 2011 11:10 AM
App silently taps data.
Google app store ban worth the cost 

Google app store ban worth the cost

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 13 December 2011 1:26 PM
Google dev fee the cheapest around.
"Significant" holes found in Droid X, Evo 4G, Wildfire S 

"Significant" holes found in Droid X, Evo 4G, Wildfire S

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 4 December 2011 6:22 PM
Android phone apps create potential backdoors to user data.
Android, Apple now on RIM enterprise server 

Android, Apple now on RIM enterprise server

In Applications - By SC Staff, 1 December 2011 6:53 AM
Phones, tablets on one network.
iOS MDM FTW! 

iOS MDM FTW!

In Messaging - By Neal Wise, 29 November 2011 12:31 PM
Mobile device management can protect you from yourself.
Twitter buys Marlinspike's Whisper Systems 

Twitter buys Marlinspike's Whisper Systems

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 29 November 2011 7:41 AM
RedPhone goes silent, for now.
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