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$2 Android Security app does not actually do anything

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Threatpost.com 6/6/14 news roundup has the story.   Researchers at FireEye found 5 apps on Amazon and Google Play that did not actually do anything except show  a progress bar.   we have Android Phones – and have been testing the Sophos Security on the Android –  it is an app that does clean and scans … Read more

Blue tooth Credit Card skimmers and other skimmers steal $100k

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There are also physical hacks – that can cause problems The Hacker News has an older post, and then we go down the list – pump skimmers, Bluetooth skimmer, and old fashioned ATM devices.     Fastcolabs has a video which shows where the skimmers are added (inside the pump stand – where the electronics … Read more

Android Malware – iBanking steals passwords

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This is a typical example how malware authors make money. They sell their programs and have other people make the attacks on you. RSA blogs has the story  – RSA is a security division of EMC company which has security encryption RSA was one of the first practicable public-key cryptosystems and is widely used for … Read more

Google Nexus phones susceptible to Denial Of Service

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GoodGearGuide out of Australia has a report:   Denial of service “attack” can cause a reboot of your phone. It affects all Android 4.x firmware versions on Google Galaxy Nexus, 4 and 5. When a phone receives a large number of SMS(Short Message Service- otherwise know known as text) messages  it could reboot