The bank employee in the city of Freiburg, Germany, who noticed a bank ATM acting screwy one morning was greeted with a bizarre message on the control panel: “Ho-ho-ho! Let’s make some cutlets >>
Malware News
Sophisticated iPhone malware specifically targeted China’s Uyghur Muslims
Late last week, security researchers from Google’s Project Zero team provided us with fascinating details regarding a sophisticated exploit targeting iPhone users. The exploit itself relied upon a number of 0-day vulnerabilities and >>
How Android defeated ‘the biggest botnet you’ve never heard of’
Speaking this week at the Kaspersky Security Analyst Summit in Singapore, Android security engineer Maddie Stone shed new light on the years-long battle between Google’s mobile operating system and a particularly nasty malware >>
How a dangerous piece of Android malware snuck into the Google Play store
Security researchers from Trend Micro recently unearthed a piece of Android malware known as Anibus that managed to sneak into the Google Play Store with a little bit of creativity. The malware in >>
Hackers can steal your Android unlock pattern by turning your phone into a sonar system
New research from researchers in Sweden and the UK reveals that hackers would be able to steal the unlock pattern of your Android phone by turning the device into an improvised sonar system. >>
Google’s built-in malware protection for Android is literally the worst
Google has been improving its Android anti-malware protections for years, but that doesn’t mean its built-in tool to handle and prevent malware attacks is your best choice for staying protected. In fact, the >>
Some cheap Android phones are being sold with preinstalled malware
Preinstalled malware is probably not something you signed up for when you decided to purchase an affordable Android device. However, it appears this is a real problem in a few developing markets, where >>
Crypto-mining virus invades Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick
Be careful what you side-load on your Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, as there’s a new strain of malware going around that can affect Amazon’s products even though the app isn’t >>
