In the latest Symantec Corp’s Internet Security Threat Report, Volume 18 (ISTR) published last month, the leading IT security company indicates a surge in overall cybercrime during 2012 as compared to the prior year. Highlighting the increase in vulnerability of manufacturing sector and small businesses, the report also highlighted the heightened risk of ransomware and [...]
Leading online security vendor, McAfee Labs today released the results of its Mobile Security: McAfee Consumer Trends Report, documenting sophisticated and complex risky apps containing multi-faceted scams, black market crimes, drive-by downloads and near-field communication threats. The report identifies a new wave of techniques hackers use to steal digital identities, commit financial fraud, and invade [...]
In the September 2012 edition of the Symantec Intelligence Report, the world’s leading online security vendor discovered an Android application– Android.Sumzand – claims to convert the smartphone screen into a solar panel that can charge the battery. Unfortunately, Android devices do not contain solar panels—a critical component needed to turn light into electricity. Naturally the [...]
IT security vendor, Sophos has just announced the availability of Sophos Mobile Security, a free lightweight anti-virus app that protects Android devices against malware, privacy issues and hardware loss. Sophos Mobile Security automatically scans apps as users install them, blocking undesirable software and malicious code that can lead to data loss and unexpected costs. In [...]
Kaspersky Lab have spotted an app known as “Find and Call” in both the iPhone App Store and Google Play marketplace. The malicious app masquerades as a tool for simplifying contact lists but it instead uploads a user’s full contact list to a remote server and proceeds to send SMS and email spam to every [...]
The recent Flashback/Flashfake malware outbreak targeting Apple’s Mac computers is likely to be just the start of a new wave of attacks aimed at the system, according to Kaspersky founder and CEO Eugene Kaspersky. The CEO said that Apple is years behind Microsoft when it comes to security, and the company will have to change [...]
A security flaw was found in Facebook app for iOS & Android. It appears that Facebook’s iOS and Android clients don’t encrypt users’ logon credentials, leaving them in a folder that is accessible to other apps or USB connections. According to a media report- A rogue application, or two minutes with a USB connection, are [...]
Online security vendor, Avira has just released Avira Free Mac Security, available as a free download for all Mac owners. Features of Avira Free Mac Security include:
A recent independent study from AV-Test.org revealed that most anti-malware solutions out there does not have sufficient malware protection for Android. Among the threats for Android include Phishing- and Banking-Trojans, Spyware, Bots, Root Exploits, SMS Fraud, Premium Dialers, Fake Installers and Download-Trojans apps. AV-Test inspected 41 different Android anti-malware solutions against 618 types of malware [...]
Air France sent a plane back to United Statesyesterday after they found of a mobile phone that was mislaid by someone who had taken an earlier flight on the same aircraft. Unfortunately the U-Turn wasn’t made to return the mobile phone to its owner, instead it was for security reasons. Flight AF639 was obliged to [...]
Last week there have been lots of talk on Carrier IQ. The controversy started when Trevor Eckhart, a 25-year old system administrator discovered Carrier IQ software in one of the HTC devices. What is Carrier IQ?- Carrier IQ a venture capital-funded startup in Mountain View, Calif., that makes diagnostic software for carriers. The software was [...]
Maxis has acknowledge the attack on its website(Maxis.com.my). Earlier this week, it was reported on MalaysianWireless.com that the Maxis website was breached and the intruders(GaySec) claim that they have access to the Maxis customer database. Below is a statement from Maxis regarding the attack on its website: We are aware of a recent incident affecting [...]
Exclusive for Broadband customers, DiGi is offering the McAfee Internet Security and McAfee Family Protection at a promotional price. The McAfee Internet Security cost RM88 a year for 1 PC and the McAfee Family Protection cost RM68 a year for 1PC. DiGi Broadband customers will enjoy two complimentary months with their subscription when they purchase [...]
It appears that Maxis website at www.maxis.com.my was breached, possibly last week. The intruder posted a note on their Facebook page claiming that they have managed to access all file directory at the website. GaySec, the group which claims responsibility on the intrusion, says that they were merely testing Maxis website’s defensive system. While no [...]
GSM(Global System for Mobile Communications) network are protected by a 20-year old security algorithm known as A5/1 which is no longer secure. Recently, the same researcher who revealed the weakness in GSM network claims that the encryption in GPRS is no longer secure as well. Karsten Nohl, chief scientist of Berlin-based Security Research Labs, will [...]
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