Posts Tagged ‘premium rate’

Big security flaw that could cost you a fortune found in iPhone

Aug

2014

Remember that big security flaw in Android that could allow nefarious sites to trigger phone calls to premium-rate phone numbers, potentially costing you huge amounts of money before you even realize something is wrong? Well, it turns out that a similar flaw exists in iOS, and iPhone users are at risk as well. Andrei Neculaesei, a developer […]

GTA Vice City Android Game Installs SMS Sending Boxer Variant

Sep

2012

Grand Theft Auto is a popular target for shenanigans, and today we’re going to look at an unofficial GTA Vice City game that wants users to install a variant of Boxer which claims to be a Flash update (you can see an example of fake Flash installs here). Let’s start off by mentioning that the […]

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Google Play Fails to Remove All Super Mario Malware

Jul

2012

Malware has been found once again on Google Play according to this post by Symantec’s @Irfan_Asrar. Android.Dropdialer poses as a “Wallpaper” app but it also happens to install an additional app which then sends a premium rate SMS. Asrar analyzed two versions found on Play that used video games as bait. Good news: Android Security […]

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