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Android antivirus products a big flop, researchers say

Posted June 10, 2013 - 11:43 am

Android smartphones and tablets are under attack, and the most popular tools developed to protect them are easily circumvented, according to new research from Northwestern University and the University of North Carolina.
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Freezedroid: Researchers discover cold temps can unlock secured Android phones

Posted March 8, 2013 - 12:13 pm

Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander University in Germany have discovered a somewhat unusual method for cracking the security on encrypted Android phones -- sticking them in the freezer.
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Android malware cases to hit 1 million in 2013

Posted January 24, 2013 - 3:29 pm

The number of distinct Android malware specimens detected will reach 1 million this year, predicts Trend Micro in its annual security roundup report, noting that the surge in Android malware has grown at a faster clip in three years than was seen in PC-based malware in its first 14 years.
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5 Things to do right away on your new Android device: Part 2

Posted December 28, 2012 - 4:58 pm

These fixes are, hopefully, things you may not have thought of, or find in your casual look-through, but are useful and time-saving on a day-to-day basis.
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Android botnet abuses people's phones for SMS spam

Posted December 18, 2012 - 12:04 am

In a new twist, spammers have built a botnet that sends SMS spam through infected Android phones, shifting the potentially pricey cost of sending spam to victims.
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Security tips for Android in the enterprise

Posted June 8, 2012 - 11:43 am

Here are some tips to help you keep Android devices safe and secure.
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Malware-infected download knocks last trace of hipster gloss from Instagram

Posted April 19, 2012 - 4:43 pm

Instagram, once the not-very-exclusive artistic vision of the hipster iPhone photographer community, lost most of its shine when it was ported to Android, then sold to Facebook. Fake downloads with Russian malware put it out to pasture for good.
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Boeing, NSA phones hint build-your-own may be only way to make Android secure

Posted April 13, 2012 - 3:38 pm

NSA and now Boeing have taken the extraordinary step of building their own version of an Android smartphone to get decent security. NSA's plans and Boeing's product will both be public, but is Android security really so bad DIY is the only way to get a version that doesn't leak data?
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Denials don't fix Facebook security flaw on iOS, Android

Posted April 6, 2012 - 9:45 am

Facebook is trying to spin the news of a security flaw in its smartphone apps that would allow malwareto steal credentials, which are stored unencrypted and unsecured. The hack works on any iOS or Android phone, researchers say, not just those stolen or jailbroken, as FB claimed.
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Even after rewrites, Google Wallet retains gaping security holes, mainly due to Android

Posted February 9, 2012 - 12:13 pm

A report from viaForensics makes clear that Google Wallet, despite efforts by Google to tighten up security after a poor evaluation in December, still stores data in too many places and could make it available too easily to be a secure way to buy things using smartphones.
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Years-old security flaw gives attacker full remote control of Android devices

Posted December 22, 2011 - 2:39 pm

In July, 2010 researchers presented details of an outrageous flaw in Android security and how it could be used to take over a user's device. Yesterday a viaForensics researcher posted video showing how to make even better use of the flaw, which has not been fixed.
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Phone makers break Android security with pre-installed apps

Posted December 2, 2011 - 1:54 pm

Researchers at NC State Univ. have found that one of the biggest risks for Android devices stems from outsized permissions phone-makers give the apps they pre-install on phones, which malware can piggyback to access anything the phone can do. Crapware FTW.
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NoScript for Android aims at rampant risks for mobile users

Posted October 18, 2011 - 3:48 pm

A rewritten version of the must-have Firefox security add-on NoScript is designed to protect Android devices, stopping web-based malware that will attack Android despite being made for PCs. Just in time. The first malware written specifically for Android has already hit.
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Smartphones attract organized, international, profit-driven scammers

Posted May 11, 2011 - 12:45 pm

The mobile computing technology explosion has brought out seriously organized, international and profit-driven cybercriminals.
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