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How Mobile Ads Abuse Permissions

Oct

2012

It has become an inevitable part of the Android user experience that apps will ask for a long laundry list of permissions. Many apps will ask you to grant them network access so they can download updates. Others seek permission to read your phone’s state and identity so calls won’t disrupt them from doing what […]

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More Info on German State Backdoor: Case R2D2

Oct

2011

Last weekend, the German based Chaos Computer Club (CCC) published details on a backdoor trojan they claimed was being used by German authorities, in violation of German law. And now, several German states have admitted to using Backdoor:W32/R2D2.A (aka “0zapftis”), though they say the backdoor falls within what’s allowed. In one case, the trojan was […]

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Trojan targets Japanese bank customers through spam

Sep

2011

Recent malware trends clearly show that financial gain is one of the top reasons to be on the dark side of the Internet. Countless threats targeting banking information come and go each day. Stealing banking information is now easier than ever with the availability of toolkits such as Spyeye and Zbot that allow malware authors […]

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