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Compromised Accounts Tweeting Links to Malware

09

Aug

2013

It is not uncommon to see social media accounts, specifically Twitter accounts, directing users to malicious sites such as the ones hosting Android.Opfake, an issue we blogged about last year. Recently, we discovered that the accounts of innocent users were being compromised to tweet these types of malicious links to their followers. Figure 1. […]

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Yet Another Bunch of Malicious Apps Found on Google Play

31

Jul

2013

In a recent blog entry we covered how scammers continue to publish malicious apps on Google Play and how the Android app market is struggling to keep itself clean.In many cases it is difficult to quickly identify any malicious intent of applications and in-depth analysis is often required to be truly safe-a challenge for Google […]

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The New Japanese “Not Just One-Click” Fraud on Google Play

27

Jul

2013

Since the beginning of the year, Japanese one-click fraud scammers have continued to pump new apps onto Google Play and the market has struggled to keep itself clean. Though many are removed on the day they are published, some remain for a few days. Although they have short lives, the apps must provide ample profit […]

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