Jan

2012

Symantec reports the largest Malware scare in the Android Market, Lookout Mobile Security says no way

by Robert Nazarian
tagged Lookout Movile, security, symantec

Symantec is reporting they found what they’re saying is the “highest distibution of any malware identified so far this year.” According to them, up to 5 million users are affected, but before everyone gets their panties in a bunch, they list the risk level as “very low,” not to mention this probably isn’t malware. It’s [...]

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Jan

2012

Sprint EL29 Update For Samsung Epic Touch 4G Phone Rolling Out

by Roy Alugbue
tagged Carrier IQ, el29, Epic Touch 4G, Galaxy S II, security, Sprint, wimax

Sprint is officially rolling out the EL29 update for the Epic 4G Touch smartphone. Shouldn’t be too surprising considering we saw the source kernel became available last week and we expected the subsequent update to drop at any given moment. In case you’re interested, here’s the changelog for the update: Security update Dismissing multiple calendar alerts Commercial [...]

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Jan

2012

O2 UK security hole sends customer phone numbers to websites

by Robert Nazarian
tagged O2, security

If you’re an 02 UK subscriber you might want to read this. Apparently when on the O2 UK network, and you’re browsing the web, your phone number might be exposed to all visited websites. O2 customer Lewis Peckover discovered that his phone number was included in the HTTP headers sent to each website he visited [...]

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Jan

2012

Recent OTA Updates For Sprint’s EVO 4G, EVO Design 4G And Epic 4G Confirms Removal Of Carrier IQ Software

by Roy Alugbue
tagged Carrier IQ, HTC EVO 4G, HTC EVO Design 4G, samsung epic 4g, security, Sprint, updates

Sprint is doing whatever it takes to keep its customer’s trust and happiness. We mentioned to you a few days ago that Sprint provided some security updates to a handful of its devices, but were unsure if the updates included the removal of some dreaded spy software. We now have confirmation that the recent updates [...]

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Jan

2012

National Security Agency releases SE Android, A security enhanced version of Google’s Android

by Robert Nazarian
tagged malware, security

The National Security Agency (NSA) just announced their security enhanced version of Android, dubbed SE Android. Stephen Smalley of the NSA recently explained what SE Android does at the 2011 Linux Security Summit. Basically it brings Mandatory Access Control to Android’s Linux kernel and it works to protect against malicious exploits. Every file and folder [...]

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Dec

2011

Researcher says GSM phones are vulnerable to hijack scams

by Robert Nazarian
tagged security

GSM is by far the most popular wireless technology, which is used by billions of people and represents about 80 percent of the global mobile market. Unfortunately According to Karsten Nohl, head of Germany’s Security Research Labs, hackers can easily gain remote control of GSM phones and instruct them to send text messages or make [...]

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Dec

2011

Rovio Addresses New Permissions In Angry Birds Seasons

by Roy Alugbue
tagged angry birds, rovio, security

Tis the season to be… concerned? That’s how many people feel when a new update to Angry Bird Seasons arrived to the Market. Apparently included were new levels, a “Big Pig” and wait for it… wait for it– new permission requests! We’re not talking about the ‘prevent phone from sleeping’ permissions either. We’re talking about the [...]

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Dec

2011

North Carolina State University Uses “Woodpecker” To Peck Holes In Security Of Android Smartphones

by Roy Alugbue
tagged droid, droid x, EVO 4G, hacks, HTC, legend, motorola, NCSU, nexus one, Nexus S, security, Wildfire S

Researchers at North Carolina State University revealed some major findings regarding Android devices. Using a tool called “Woodpecker” that was developed the researchers, they found noteworthy vulnerabilities on HTC, Samsung and Motorola smartphones. The specific phones studied were the HTC Legend, EVO 4G, and Wildfire S; the Motorola Droid and Droid X; the Samsung Epic [...]

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Nov

2011

Lookout Mobile Security “Localized” In United Kingdom, Australia and Canada

by Harold Williams
tagged antivirus, hackers, lookout, Lookout Mobile Security, malware, National Cyber Security Awareness Month, security, security awareness

Lookout Mobile Security has always been downloadable all over the world where 30% if Lookout’s users are international. Now features like find-my-phone, data backup, and data restore features that the U.S. have enjoyed are available in the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada with more to come. Their first overseas partnership is with Telstra giving its [...]

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Nov

2011

Norton Tablet Security: Powerful Protection For Your Android Tablet

by Joe Sirianni
tagged map, norton, protection, recover, security, software, stolen, tablet, thief, track

Norton is looking to get a piece of the tablet market in regards to providing protection for that expensive tablet you just purchased. If you’re the type of person who likes the peace of mind of having strong security support for your mobile devices and don’t mind paying a bit for it, this is for [...]

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