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An ad-hoc alliance of tech firms has managed to seriously cripple an Android-based botnet that was being actively used to DDoS multiple content providers. The botnet, dubbed WireX by the...
WireX launched DDoS Attacks Using At Least 70,000 DevicesWhat was perhaps the largest-ever botnet composed of infected Android devices has been disabled. The Wirex botnet cleverly used legitimate...
A recently spotted Android banking Trojan targeting South Korean users via SMS phishing messages (smishing) was linked to an infection campaign from two years ago, McAfee security researchers...
Major New WireX Android Botnet Neutralized by Cross-Vendor Collaborative Research read more
Do you believe that just because you have downloaded an app from the official app store, you're safe from malware? Think twice before believing it. A team of security researchers from several...
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, podcasts and articles: Judge limits DOJ’s search of anti-Trump website data On Thursday, District of Columbia Superior Court Judge...
"Ransomware" threat is on the rise, and cyber criminals are making millions of dollars by victimizing as many people as they can—with WannaCry, NotPetya and LeakerLocker being the ransomware...
Several of the pieces of malware targeting Android devices in the second quarter of 2017 abused WAP billing to help cybercriminals make money, Kaspersky reported on Thursday. read more
On Monday, Google released the long-awaited Android 8.0 Oreo in an unveiling that coincided with the total solar eclipse visible in much of the US. The newest version of the OS contains many new...
A dropper discovered by researchers on Google Play abuses accessibility services in a unique way to deliver Android malware. read more