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".
Mac Flashback hijacked $10k a day: Symantec 

Mac Flashback hijacked $10k a day: Symantec

In Applications - 2 May 2012 11:45 AM
Click-fraud scheme about the revenue.
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.
Information Commissioner strengthens data breach guide 

Information Commissioner strengthens data breach guide

In Risk - By Liz Tay, John Hilvert, 1 May 2012 8:20 AM
Mandatory notification laws yet to come.
Google employees knew of wi-fi snooping 

Google employees knew of wi-fi snooping

In Networks - By James Hutchinson, 1 May 2012 8:20 AM
Search giant releases full FCC report.
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.
Attorneys General challenge Google's privacy policy 

Attorneys General challenge Google's privacy policy

In Cloud - By Liam Tung, 24 February 2012 12:12 AM
Regulators pile-up on Google privacy policy.
Hardware giants sign 'global' apps privacy accord 

Hardware giants sign 'global' apps privacy accord

In Applications - By Liam Tung, 23 February 2012 4:30 PM
All apps to show how they handle user information.
Microsoft accuses Google of invading IE privacy 

Microsoft accuses Google of invading IE privacy

In Applications - By Liam Tung, 22 February 2012 10:03 AM
Google brands Microsoft policy 'impractical'.
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.
Google profits from illegal Olympic ticket ads 

Google profits from illegal Olympic ticket ads

In Networks - By Tom Brewster, 13 January 2012 11:05 AM
Fraudsters trump legit retailers in AdWords.
Users to ‘flag’ terrorist web pages under EU proposal 

Users to ‘flag’ terrorist web pages under EU proposal

In Cloud - By Brett Winterford, 4 January 2012 7:00 AM
An exercise in crowdsourcing counterterrorism.
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.
Hollywood cashes in on SOPA sponsorship 

Hollywood cashes in on SOPA sponsorship

In Risk - By John Hilvert, 21 December 2011 7:57 AM
Entertainers outweigh software industry four to one on sponsor contributions.
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.
New mass SQL injection attack could be forming 

New mass SQL injection attack could be forming

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 4 December 2011 6:22 PM
More than 4,000 websites infected in less than 24 hours.
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".
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.
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.
Certificate authority web server hacked 

Certificate authority web server hacked

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 14 September 2011 3:51 AM
Says breach was isolated.
Android bot army grows 

Android bot army grows

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 11 September 2011 10:57 PM
Still dwarfed by PC botnets.
Apple revokes DigitNotar certs 

Apple revokes DigitNotar certs

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 11 September 2011 10:57 PM
But iOS still vulnerable.
Four certificate authorities breached, hacker claims 

Four certificate authorities breached, hacker claims

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, Darren Pauli, 7 September 2011 10:55 AM
DigitNotar a political hack.
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.
Postini channel snuffed 

Postini channel snuffed

In Messaging - By Liam Tung, 5 September 2011 11:16 AM
Google razor gang slashes 11 services.
Postini channel snuffed 

Postini channel snuffed

In Messaging - By Liam Tung, 5 September 2011 11:16 AM
Google razor gang slashes 11 services.
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.
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