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‘Android will keep getting exploited’ claims smartphone hacking expert

Researchers at Black Hat Europe conference foresee trouble for Google

Posted by Robert Leedham on the 19th March 2012

'Android will keep getting exploited' claims smartphone hacking expert

Mobile hacking experts have predicted a ‘bad future’ for Android in the face of an increased malware threat.

Speaking at the Black Hat Europe conference, Dan Guido, a researcher for security firm Trail of Bits, claimed Google Play’s weak app submission system means that Android owners are an easier target for hackers than users of Apple’s iOS. read more

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McAfee: ‘Android still the biggest smartphone malware target’

Total malware samples for 2011 exceed 75 million

Posted by Robert Leedham on the 21st February 2012

McAfee: 'Android still the biggest smartphone malware target'

Android malware reached a record high during the close of 2011, according to new figures from McAfee.

Although global malware occurrences had totalled at least 65 million by August last year, that figure was found to have grown through Q4 to over 75 million. read more

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Google’s Bouncer tool to protect against Android Market malware

New virus scanner introduced to protect Android smartphone users

Posted by Robert Leedham on the 3rd February 2012

Google's Bouncer tool to protect against Android Market malware

Google is beefing up its Android Market security with Bouncer, a new malware scanner to ensure hackers don’t infiltrate the app download store. read more

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Android malware discovered posing as Carrier IQ removal tool

Dodgy download sends SMS messages to premium rate numbers

Posted by Robert Leedham on the 11th January 2012

Android malware discovered posing as Carrier IQ removal tool

Remember the pre-Christmas Carrier IQ controversy where hidden tracking software was found to be installed on Android handsets? Well now security researchers have found smartphone malware posing as removal tool for Carrier IQ spyware.

According to Symantec , the French hackers behind Android.Qicsomos have modified their malware from an open source project designed to detect Carrier IQ software so that handsets are now programmed to dial a premium rate SMS number. read more

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‘Scareware’ emerges for Android smartphones

New hacking technique arrives on Android

Posted by Robert Leedham on the 3rd January 2012

'Scareware' emerges for Android smartphones

As the popularity of Android smartphones continues to surge, so does the wave of hackers willing to take advantage of unwitting users.

According to a blog from Kaspersky Lab, the mobile security firm, new ‘scareware’ is now being targeted at Android handset owners in an effort to persuade them to download malware. read more

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