Security News

Mobile Applications Leak Device, Location Data (Threatpost)
2016-10-20 13:48

A study finds risky apps leave mobile devices open to SMS denial-of-service attack and remote SIM card rooting.

Security concerns still undermining mobile payments (Help Net Security)
2016-10-07 12:30

Concerns about fraud and theft risks are inhibiting adoption of mobile wallets, but businesses underestimate the problem. The survey found more than half of consumers believe mobile wallets are...

Mobile App Collusion Can Bypass Native Android Security (Threatpost)
2016-10-06 14:00

At Virus Bulletin, researchers explain how Android mobile applications can collude to share data and synchronize payload execution.

Abandoned Mobile C&C Servers Present Opportunity to Attackers (Threatpost)
2016-10-06 12:00

At Virus Bulletin, researchers explained the risks associated with abandoned SDK master servers that present attackers with an opportunity to assume control of these communication channels.

Mobile security stripped bare: Why we need to start again (Help Net Security)
2016-09-28 13:30

We’re all familiar with the cartoon image of a character stopping a water leak by plugging a finger into the hole, only for another leak to start, needing another finger, and so on, until the...