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New Trojan spy steals short messages on Android devices

21

Jun

2012

Russian anti-virus vendor Doctor Web is warning users about a new version of the Android.SpyEye program that intercepts incoming short messages received by mobile devices. This Trojan is disguised as Android Security Suite Premium, allegedly protecting smartphones from malicious software. The new version of the Trojan also has a shield icon and is added to […]

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Fortune Teller App Ripping-off Personal Data also Appeared on Google Play

31

May

2012

We have recently encountered a fortune teller app that isn’t just trying to forecast the future; it is also stealing user information—and not to predict good fortune for the user. Last week, the Information-Technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA) issued a security warning about the discovery of yet another Japanese Android app that extracts personally identifiable […]

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ZTE Score: Privilege of Escalation in a Nutshell

24

May

2012

Contributor: Branko Spasojevic A recent post on Pastebin revealed that a simple command can provide root access to the ZTE Score mobile device. This escalation of privilege can give you full control of a ZTE Score M phone running Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread). We analyzed both the MetroPCS and Cricket Wireless versions of the device and […]

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