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New Windows malware tries to infect Android devices connected to PCs
2014-01-23 22:47:52| InfoWorld: Top News
A new computer Trojan program attempts to install mobile banking malware on Android devices when they're connected to infected PCs, according to researchers from Symantec. This method of targeting Android devices is unusual, since mobile attackers prefer social engineering and fake apps hosted on third-party app stores to distribute Android malware.
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Malicious Ads Infect Thousands of European Yahoo Users
2014-01-06 18:17:55| TechNewsWorld
Certain advertisements on Yahoo's European website may have helped infect thousands of computers with malware. A Dutch computer security firm, Fox-IT, outed Yahoo last Friday, penning a blog post claiming that attackers had used ads.yahoo.com to insert malicious ads. Fox-IT was apparently on to something, because on Sunday, Yahoo admitted to hosting ads that didn't "meet out editorial guidelines."
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