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Android spyware infections on the rise: report
2013-07-24 13:26:45| Telecom - Topix.net
An increasing number of Android phones are infected with mobile malware programs that are able to turn the handsets into spying devices, according to a report from Kindsight Security Labs, a subsidiary of telecommunications equipment vendor Alcatel-Lucent.
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Report: Android spyware infections on the rise
2013-07-23 22:33:59| InfoWorld: Top News
An increasing number of Android phones are infected with mobile malware programs that are able to turn the handsets into spying devices, according to a report from Kindsight Security Labs, a subsidiary of telecommunications equipment vendor Alcatel-Lucent.
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Researchers find more versions of digitally signed Mac OS X spyware
2013-05-23 20:30:34| InfoWorld: Top News
Security researchers have identified multiple samples of the recently discovered "KitM" spyware for Mac OS X, including one dating back to December 2012 and targeting German-speaking users. KitM (Kumar in the Mac), also known as HackBack, is a backdoor-type program that takes unauthorized screen shots and uploads them to a remote C&C (command-and-control) server. It also opens a reverse shell that allows attackers to execute commands on the infected computers.
New Mac spyware found in the Oslo Freedom Forum
2013-05-16 17:34:32| CNET News.com
One surprise is that the new spyware found on Oslo Freedom Forum members' systems has a valid Apple Developer ID. [Read more]
Facebook's Mobile Bet; T-Mobile, MetroPCS Merge; Mozilla Fights Spyware
2013-05-02 19:35:23| PC Magazine Security Product Guide
Topping tech headlines Wednesday, Facebook reported growth in mobile users but a drop in revenue this quarter, the merger of T-Mobile and MetroPCS is complete, and Mozilla issued a cease-and-desist against a company masking spyware products as the Firefox browser.
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