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Beta Version of Spytool App for Android Steals SMS Messages

May

2012

During my investigation of mobile threats in the wild, I discovered a spytool, which is currently available on Google Play, that is actively being discussed on certain hacker forums. This tool’s beta version is available on the site since March 11. An estimated 500 – 1000 users have already downloaded the said spytool, which Trend […]

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Rogue Farm Frenzy 3 for Android Unearthed

May

2012

Not long after we found sites offering rogue versions of Instagram and Angry Birds Space, another malicious site hosted in Russia was found to peddle fake Farm Frenzy 3 versions. The perpetrators behind this fake app are hoping that users who are not discriminate enough may download their malicious version, which is detected by Trend […]

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Rogue Instagram and Angry Birds Space for Android Spotted

Apr

2012

Recently, Facebook announced its acquisition of Instagram– a popular photo-sharing smartphone app, which also released an Android version almost a week ago. It was reported that Facebook paid approximately $1 billion (?629m) in cash and stock for the said takeover.Cybercriminals, soon enough, started to take advantage of Instagram‘s popularity. We discovered a spoofed webpage containing […]

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