Security News

Android Stagefright Exploit Code Released to Public (Threatpost)
2015-09-09 16:06

Exploit code for the Android Stagefright vulnerability was made public, and researcher Joshua Drake hopes organizations will test Android systems and devices against the code.

New Android malware could inflict $250,000 of losses (Help Net Security)
2015-09-09 10:37

Bitdefender has uncovered CAPTCHA-bypassing Android malware, purposefully left in Google Play apps by unscrupulous developers, with the aim of subscribing thousands of users to premium-rate services. ...

Android ransomware masquerades as Adult Player app, takes photo of victim (Help Net Security)
2015-09-08 09:37

A new mobile ransomware variant uses a clever new technique to push affected users to pay the asked-for ransom: it takes a photo of the user with the phone's front-facing camera, and inserts that phot...

New Android Ransomware Communicates over XMPP (Threatpost)
2015-09-03 14:50

A new strain of Android ransomware disguised as a video player app uses an instant messaging protocol called XMPP to receive commands and communicate with the command and control server.

New Android Ransomware Communicates over XMPP (Threatpost)
2015-09-03 14:50

A new strain of Android ransomware disguised as a video player app uses an instant messaging protocol called XMPP to receive commands and communicate with the command and control server.

Clever Android ransomware infects tens of thousands of devices (Help Net Security)
2015-09-03 10:21

A new, improved variant of the Android Simplocker ransomware is lurking on third-party app stores. "We estimate that tens of thousands of devices have been infected. We have evidence that users hav...