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Wi-Fi Spots and Malicious Chargers

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Jun

2014

Security researchers point out the dangers of using a mobile device to connect to the Internet through unknown networks and the risk of charging them from untrusted places. Digital perils are even greater in Brazil, in the context of the 2014 World Cup championship, as cybercriminals spare no chance to lure in as many victims […]

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Android Ransomware Targets Russians and Ukrainians

10

Jun

2014

Data encrypting malware is attempting to gain a foothold in the mobile device sector as security researchers find and analyze the first Trojan for Android that can hold files hostage for ransom.Today, Kaspersky Lab presented a report of their analysis of the first encryption Trojan intended for Android devices.Detected as Trojan-Ransom.AndroidOS.Pletor.a by the Kaspersky product, […]

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Filenames Used by VOBFUS Malware Change Depending on Victim’s Language

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May

2014

Security researchers have come across a new variant of the worm known as VOBFUS. The latest version can speak 21 different languages. Similar to older versions, WORM_VOBFUS.JDN spreads by copying itself to removable drives as executable files. However, unlike previous variants, the latest VOBFUS names the files depending on the operating system language of the […]

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