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Flaws in Samsung Phones Allow Hackers to Make Calls, Install Apps and Change Settings
Two of the vulnerabilities can be leveraged to silently install highly privileged apps without requiring any user interaction. A different issue can be exploited by an attacker to send SMS messages without requiring the android.permission.SEND_SMS permission. 
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The fact that Android malware is an escalating issue comes as no surprise, but a recent analysis of its sheer 'market share' of the mobile malware universe is noteworthy.
Gust MEES's insight:
===> Be AWARE of the MALWARE! <===
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Mobile malware has now become a profitable industry. Because of its global ubiquity as a phone payment mechanism, premium text billing is the most common tactic used by malware writers to commit financial fraud on mobile.
This class of malware, termed “Toll Fraud,” has become the most prevalent type of malware within the past year. Just one family of Toll Fraud malware, FakeInst, accounted for 82 percent of Lookout user detections in June 2012 and is estimated to have successfully stolen millions of dollars from people in Russia, the Middle East, and parts of Europe.
Read more: http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=2260&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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DFI News Digital Forensic Investigator is a multi-media resource for digital forensic professionals working in academic, government, law enforcement, and corporate settings.
Call it Invasion of the iPhone Snatchers: a new FinFisher-based spyware is built to infect iPhones and iPads (and Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone gadgets too) in order to take over the device completely — all unbeknownst to the user.
The smartphones and tablets will innocently appear to be themselves, but in reality the mobile malware is working in the background to track the device’s location, monitor activity and intercept communications including emails, voice calls and text messages.
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Analysts with Lookout Mobile Security have found websites that have been hacked to deliver malicious software to devices running Android, an apparent new attack vector crafted for the mobile operating system.
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Nearly one in five (20%) mobile phone users have experienced some type of security threat with their device. That's the finding of a Cloudmark survey of 1,000 cellphone users, scheduled to be released Tuesday.
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French computer crime investigators have charged two men in connection with money-making malware that targets Android smartphone users.
The men, who were charged in the Bobigny area of Paris, are suspected of infecting more than 2000 Android devices with the Foncy Trojan horse.
According to the French authorities, the two men alleged to be behind the malware earned up to 100,000 Euros from the scheme.
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Juniper Networks: Mobile Malware um 155 Prozent gestiegen
Insbesondere die Android-Plattform ziehe die meiste Malware magisch an.
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Criminals, security researchers, vendors and even investors are now taking mobile security more seriously.
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Mobile exploits have doubled this year as opposed to 2010 and we should particularly watch out for mobile...
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Premium-rate regulator PhonepayPlus has warned that rogue apps are charging smartphone users for services without their knowledge, with Android rather...
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With mobile malware becoming an increasing risk, it's important to be educated about the risks and how you can protect your mobile device.
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McAfee makes some predictions about what to expect and trends to watch for security in 2013.
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Spoofing, banking attacks, authentication flaws, and more top the list of 2012's biggest mobile security headaches
Gust MEES's curator insight,
December 27, 2012 12:41 PM
Check out also my #curation here:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apps-for-any-use-mostly-for-education-and-free?tag=Mobile-Security
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Lookout, ein Hersteller für Sicherheits-Tools für mobile Geräte, hat in einer aufwändigen Studie herausgefunden, dass alleine durch eine Schädlingsfamilie rund 10 Millionen Dollar Schaden entstanden ist.
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Lookout Mobile Security has identified hacked websites targeting Android devices, an attack vector previously only used to infect PCs with malware.
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If you think Android phones are immune from malware, listen up: you need to protect yourself. A recent exploit that stole personal data shows why.
There are a few anti-malware apps for Android, including Norton Antivirus & Security, and McAfee Mobile Security among others. Those can help, but they won’t catch everything.
To really be secure, you also have to pay attention to the permissions an app is looking for when you’re installing...if a game is looking for access to your contact list, think twice before accepting. But in some cases, even that isn’t enough, because this particular exploit didn’t even ask for permissions.
===> Ultimately, you should be trying to only get apps from trusted sources. <===
And you should always try to check around to be sure that an app is safe before installing it on an impulse. Just the same what you used to do (or should have done) on your PC.
The more things change…
Read more: http://www.itworldcanada.com/blogs/android/2012/04/02/android-malware-the-more-things-change/63570/#ixzz1qtiS0RTd
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F-Secure Security Labs brings you the latest online security news from around the world. Ensure that you are up-to-date with the latest online threats to guarantee your online wellbeing.
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Android malware samples had increased from 400 to 13,302 in six months.
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Seriöse Apps weisen in ihrer Market-Beschreibung in der Regel darauf hin, wozu sie welche Berechtigungen brauchen...
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Once a user scans the QR code, the code redirects them to a site that will install a Trojan on their Android smart phones.
The growing popularity of Quick Response (QR codes) on smart phones has officially become a new distribution vehicle for malware on Android devices. According to security researchers at Kaspersky Lab (important disclosure: my employer), hackers are are using QR codes posted on web sites to redirect smart phones to other sites hosting an Android trojan.
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When it comes to mobile banking, which is the greater security risk: the latest evolution of malware or continued bad behavior by the end user? Experts' answers may surprise you.
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Criminal operators continue to hone their craft in 2011 using crimeware that can be repurposed for multiple fraud opportunities, sold or leased to other criminals, and that is now successfully infiltrating the mobile space, according to Gunter Ollmann, VP of research for Damballa.
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Smartphone malware isn’t yet as big a threat as you might think, but it’s coming. Here are some tips to help you avoid it.
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Two of the vulnerabilities can be leveraged to silently install highly privileged apps without requiring any user interaction. A different issue can be exploited by an attacker to send SMS messages without requiring the android.permission.SEND_SMS permission.
Another vulnerability can be used to silently make phone calls, send emails and SMSs, and perform “almost any action.”