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Article | 10/03/2011 Symantec finds fake Google Android update
Google's latest update for its Android mobile OS appears to already have been subverted by hackers, according to the security vendor Symantec.
Article | 9/03/2011 Android security: Six tips to protect your Google phone
Google's Android Market mobile software shop was hit last week with its first major malware attack.
Article | 7/03/2011 After attacks, Google vows to fortify Android Market
Google will build new safeguards into Android Market, its application store for the Android mobile OS, following an attack that infected thousands of ...
Article | 3/03/2011 Android Market spiked with malware-laced apps
More than 50 applications containing malware have been discovered in Google's application market for its Android mobile OS, a sign that hackers are ha...
Article | 22/02/2011 Advanced Zeus Trojan hits Polish ING customers
A version of the Zeus malware that intercepts one-time passcodes sent by SMS (Short Message Service) is targeting customers of the financial instituti...
Article | 16/02/2011 GSMA to recommend SMS spam reporting system
The GSMA will recommend that operators join a program that allows mobile subscribers to report SMS spam using short codes in an effort to gather more ...
Article | 16/02/2011 AVG bets on Android, but competitors loom
AVG says up to 50,000 Android users a day are downloading its free security application, as the smartphone OS gains popularity.
Article | 15/02/2011 Kaspersky mobile software now covers Android, BlackBerry
Russian security vendor Kaspersky Lab has released new versions of its security software for mobile devices to cover Android and the BlackBerry OS.
Article | 15/02/2011 Angry Birds, Monkey Jump apps wrapped with malware
Popular mobile games such as Angry Birds and Monkey Jump are being illegally copied and repackaged with code designed to steal personal information or...
Article | 9/02/2011 Norton mobile security apps seek to stop smartphone theft
Early Tuesday morning Norton announced results of a Strategy One survey conducted last September that suggest one in three U.S. citizens have had thei...
Article | 5/02/2011 Mobile developers challenged to boost privacy
Branches of the American Civil Liberties Union and other organizations are launching on Friday the 2011 Develop for Privacy Challenge, a competition f...
Article | 21/01/2011 Soundminer Android malware listens, then steals, phone data
Researchers have developed a low-profile Trojan horse program for Google's Android mobile OS that steals data in a way that is unlikely to be detected...
Article | 13/01/2011 iPhone safer from hackers than Android
Android-based smartphones are more vulnerable to attacks by hackers and electronic viruses than the iPhone, according to the chairman of the world's l...
Article | 22/12/2010 Will 2011 be the year of mobile malware?
Perhaps one of the most common predictions of the last six years has been that mobile malicious software will suddenly proliferate, driven by widespre...
Article | 15/12/2010 Gawker hack exposes ridiculous password habits
Whew! Is it just me, or is it getting tough to keep track of all the info spilled via this week's massive Gawker hack?