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A Closer Look at ANDROIDOS_TIGERBOT.EVL

30

Apr

2012

Mobile security researchers reported the emergence of an Android malware called Tigerbot. The said malware is actually an app called Spyera, which we detect as ANDROIDOS_TIGERBOT.EVL. The said app was found in third party Chinese app stores. We tried to analyze this app to check if it is indeed malicious. Below are our findings: Installation […]

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Google relents, offers “WiFi sniffing” opt-out

15

Sep

2011

An article on Google’s grandly-named European Public Policy Blog, which offers “Google’s views on government, policy and politics in Europe”, has gently announced what the search-and-advertising behemoth calls A new option for location-based services. Google’s location-based services rely extensively on its controversial global database of WiFi access points. The idea is simple. Google’s many StreetView […]

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Google Web History Vulnerable to Firesheep Hack

11

Sep

2011

Two researchers have shown how a modded version of the Firesheep Wi-Fi sniffing tool can be used to access most of a victim’s Google Web History, a record of everything an individual has searched for. The core weakness discovered by the proof-of-concept attack devised by Vincent Toubiana and Vincent Verdot lies with what is called […]

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