Posts Tagged ‘malicious application’

Android flaw puts personal data at risk for millions

Mar

2015

Nearly half of #android devices are vulnerable to an #attack that could replace a legitimate app with malicious software that can collect sensitive data from a phone. Google, Samsung and Amazon have released patches for their devices, but 49.5 percent of Android users are still vulnerable, according to Palo Alto Networks, which discovered the problem. […]

Category Malware Vulnerabilities Written by Cio 0 Comments

Bitcoin-stealing malware hidden in Mt. Gox data dump, researcher says

Mar

2014

Recently leaked Mt. Gox data archive contains a malicious application that steals Bitcoin wallet files, a researcher from Kaspersky Lab said An archive containing transaction records from Mt.

Category Security Written by Topix 0 Comments

Android Ransomware Predictions Hold True

Sep

2013

Back in June we discovered a malicious Android application that was holding user’s Android phones for ransom. This discovery confirmed earlier predictions that ransomware would evolve and arise on new platforms, such as mobile devices.As part of our pre-emptive SMS spam domain identification, we have detected a recently-registered domain that is currently serving a new […]

Category General Written by Symantec Security Response Blog 0 Comments

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