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It seems like we keep hearing about new versions of Android malware every other day and Norton says that isn’t an accident. The bad guys are going to be increasingly focused on the mobile space and Android should be one of the largest targets. Norton has multiple products for the mobile space, so it does…
On the first anniversary of its Norton Everywhere “Beyond-the-PC” initiative, Symantec unveiled updates to Norton Mobile Security and a new mobile application for Norton Online Family users. First comes the Norton Mobile Security for Android 2.0 app. Still in beta, the updated application now features antiphishing technology to protect users who access email on their…
Mobile security company Lookout spotted a new Android malware that can compromise a significant amount of personal data. Likely created by the same developers who made DroidDream back in March, this new threat (so called “Droid Dream Light” – DDLight) was identified at more than 25 applications from 4 developers, infecting 30,000-120,000 users thus far.…
A Lebanese hacking group called Idahca has apparently gained access to personal information of over 2,000 shoppers at Sony Ericsson’s online e-shop. Data included e-mail addresses, names, encrypted passwords, and though credit card and other sensitive information was available, Idahca says they didn’t take any. Right now the shop is down, but it will likely…
Russian security firm ElcomSoft says it has just cracked Apple’s iOS 4 hardware encryption and is offering the software tools used in cracking the devices to government and military agencies. There is a chance, however, that the tools necessary to crack the encryption will eventually find its way to other sources. The crack works by…
The security flaw that can expose sensitive data on Android phones that are connected to an unsecured WiFi network is being fixed by Google today through a server-side update. We first got word of this security issue yesterday, where it was found that Android users on an unsecured WiFi network could have their Contacts, Calendar, and…
While insanely popular around the globe, Android has never been without its problems. From fragmentation to security threats, Android’s massive growth has made it a target over other operating systems, and now there’s another way that user data can be taken from someone using a smartphone based on the OS. If you’re on an unsecured…
It’s easy to forget that our laptops and desktop computers are hubs for our entire lives. We do our banking online, send e-mails to our friends and loved ones, shop, store our photos and videos on our hard drives and a whole lot more. For most of us, our lives depend on these machines, yet…
One app to make its debut at BlackBerry World last week was Unsubscribe. They’ve been getting cozy with desktop e-mail through Outlook and Gmail since late last year, and are now moving into mobile starting with BlackBerry. While any decent e-mail-based marketing not caught by your built-in spam filter will offer an “unsubscribe me” link,…
Oh no! Our iPhones and iPads are collecting data about us and storing the info in a secret file! Sound the alarms! Oh, you didn’t already know? Last week it was revealed that the iPhone and iPad 3G collect location data from its users and time-stamps the data, then it stores the information in a…