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.
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".
Netstumbler creator behind Google wi-fi snoop 

Netstumbler creator behind Google wi-fi snoop

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 2 May 2012 12:50 AM
Investigator outs engineer.
Samsung TVs, Blu-ray vulnerable to eternal boot loop 

Samsung TVs, Blu-ray vulnerable to eternal boot loop

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 20 April 2012 8:10 AM
Not your typical remote control.
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.
Google SSL by default appears in Firefox beta 

Google SSL by default appears in Firefox beta

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 22 March 2012 10:55 AM
But secure surfing too slow for Chrome.
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.
Chrome cracked at Pwn2Own 

Chrome cracked at Pwn2Own

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 9 March 2012 9:45 AM
Google's browser first to fall at CanSecWest.
Adobe and Google patch flaws 

Adobe and Google patch flaws

In Applications - By SC Staff, 7 March 2012 5:33 AM
Dirty dozen high risk flaws fixed in Chrome.
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.
Obama introduces privacy 'Bill of Rights' for online users 

Obama introduces privacy 'Bill of Rights' for online users

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 27 February 2012 8:21 AM
Web giants sign up for 'do not track'.
Anonymous hacks FTC over Google privacy, ACTA 

Anonymous hacks FTC over Google privacy, ACTA

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 21 February 2012 6:29 AM
Hackers claim to have rooted hundreds of FTC servers.
Bungled update sees Microsoft block Google 

Bungled update sees Microsoft block Google

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 17 February 2012 11:34 AM
Microsoft anti-virus detected phantom Blackhole exploit kit.
Flaw lets crooks rob Google Wallets 

Flaw lets crooks rob Google Wallets

In Applications - By Stephen Lawton, 15 February 2012 6:34 AM
Google kills Android app "as a precaution".
Google pays $381,000 in bug bounties 

Google pays $381,000 in bug bounties

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 12 February 2012 10:04 PM
Payments used to squash 1100 vulnerabilities since November 2010.
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.
HTC phones reveal Wi-Fi logins 

HTC phones reveal Wi-Fi logins

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 5 February 2012 9:41 AM
Apps could swipe SSIDs, passwords.
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.
Thousands of sites cut off by OpenDNS gaffe 

Thousands of sites cut off by OpenDNS gaffe

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 6 January 2012 1:41 PM
Flags Google CDN as phishing.
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.
Sell AV for mobile? You ought to be ashamed: Google dev 

Sell AV for mobile? You ought to be ashamed: Google dev

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 23 November 2011 7:59 AM
Mobile anti-virus companies are "charlatans" and "scammers".
Facebook and the bug hunters 

Facebook and the bug hunters

In Hackers - By Angela Moscsaritolo, 2 November 2011 4:31 PM
The sometimes dangerous business of vulnerability disclosure is becoming profitable.
How bad is mobile malware? 

How bad is mobile malware?

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 1 November 2011 3:47 PM
Beware of greynets.
'Strange' bug spotted in Chrome 

'Strange' bug spotted in Chrome

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 26 October 2011 7:38 AM
Leads to remote code execution.
Turning good Android apps bad 

Turning good Android apps bad

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 19 October 2011 3:46 AM
Unregulated market a dangerous place.
Sesame Street YouTube hacked, shows porn 

Sesame Street YouTube hacked, shows porn

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 18 October 2011 9:02 AM
Delivered to kids' inboxes.
Google patches seven Chrome holes, pays $10,000 

Google patches seven Chrome holes, pays $10,000

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 5 October 2011 10:31 AM
Sergey Glazunov cleans up.
HTC user data exposed to web apps 

HTC user data exposed to web apps

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 4 October 2011 10:57 AM
HTCLoggers.apk binded to TCP.
Microsoft blocks, uninstalls Google Chrome 

Microsoft blocks, uninstalls Google Chrome

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 4 October 2011 10:40 AM
Bad update flags Chrome as malware.
Microsoft, Google move to tame Beast 

Microsoft, Google move to tame Beast

In Crypto - By Darren Pauli, 27 September 2011 4:52 PM
Microsoft calls for adoption of TLS 1.1, RC4.
Android malware outsmarts bank security, steals accounts 

Android malware outsmarts bank security, steals accounts

In Applications - By Greg Masters, 15 September 2011 7:47 AM
Anti-virus won't detect it.
Mobile malware up 273%, vendor says 

Mobile malware up 273%, vendor says

In Applications - By SC Staff, 14 September 2011 3:50 AM
New strain detected on average every 12 seconds.
Android bot army grows 

Android bot army grows

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 11 September 2011 10:57 PM
Still dwarfed by PC botnets.
DigiNotar investigators uncover woeful security 

DigiNotar investigators uncover woeful security

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 6 September 2011 11:53 AM
Report finds 300,000 compromised users.
Apple, Google hire notable hackers 

Apple, Google hire notable hackers

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 1 September 2011 10:18 AM
Can't beat em? Then hire em.
Google exposed by fraudulent certificate  

Google exposed by fraudulent certificate

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 30 August 2011 10:30 AM
Dutch company revokes bad certificate.
Android tops mobile hacking charts 

Android tops mobile hacking charts

In Applications - By Tom Brewster, 24 August 2011 12:52 PM
But malware hasn't reached a tipping point.
Jailbroken idevices pwned by charging stations 

Jailbroken idevices pwned by charging stations

In Risk - By Darren Pauli, 19 August 2011 4:04 PM
USB mode silently comes to life.
Internet Explorer bests all in infosec browser battle 

Internet Explorer bests all in infosec browser battle

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 18 August 2011 12:57 PM
Safari comes last.
Droid spyware answers phone calls 

Droid spyware answers phone calls

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 17 August 2011 11:56 AM
Ain't no secretary.
Video details Android browser intercept flaw 

Video details Android browser intercept flaw

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 4 August 2011 2:26 AM
Users must wait for Frozen Yoghurt fix.
Google flags malware infections  

Google flags malware infections

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 21 July 2011 11:30 AM
Search giant found "unusual traffic" in its data centres.
Drug, paternity test records exposed 

Drug, paternity test records exposed

In Web/client - By SC Australia Staff, 18 July 2011 11:07 AM
Records exposed in caches for almost a year.
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