Wave of Trojans breaks over Android
John Leyden, The Register, 6/1/2011 Fake security updates and other Windows malware-style trickery Fraudsters have cranked up production of malware targeting Android device with with a rash of Trojans, many of which apply tricks long used against Windows PCs. F-Secure reports that a rogue developer has modified a harmless app that displays pictures of bikini-clad [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology, Symbian · Tagged with: Malware, MMS, SDK, SMS
Zeus Trojan Infects BlackBerry via SMS
Nan Palmero, BlackberryCool, 3/8/2011 BlackBerry is a mostly secure platform, but information on a new Zeus Trojan that has migrated to the BlackBerry has recently been announced. In an effort to help keep you and your fellow BlackBerry users safe, we want to share the details of the trojan. According to infoseland “The malware allows [...]
In: Blackberry, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Malware, SMS
Femtocells, Wi-Fi to play growing role in mobile networks
Nancy Gohring, IDG News Service, 2/16/2011 While some operators are still choosing one or the other, many experts say femtocells and Wi-Fi will both be used Some people may yet debate the value of femtocells, but the tide has turned: in 2010, the number of femtocells around the world exceeded the number of macrocells, according [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Femtocell, LTE, MMS, SMS, T-Mobile, WiFi
“SMS of Death” Could Crash Many Mobile Phones
Erica Naone, Technology Review, 1/4/2011 The phones in many people’s pockets today are miniature personal computers, and they are just as vulnerable as PCs to viruses, malware, and other security problems. But research presented at a conference in Germany last week shows that phones don’t even have to be smart to be vulnerable to hackers. [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology, WinPhone · Tagged with: Ericsson, HTC, Malware, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, SMS
Researcher releases Web-based Android attack
Robert McMillan, Computer World, 11/4/2010 A computer security researcher released code Thursday that could be used to attack some versions of Google’s Android phones over the Internet. The attack targets the browser in older, Android 2.1-and-earlier versions of the phones. It was disclosed Thursday at the HouSecCon conference in Houston by M.J. Keith, a security [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: HTC, SMS
HP Drops Palm From webOS’s Branding, Launches HP webOS 2.0
Matt Burns, TechCrunch, 10/19/2010 HP just announced the next generation webOS and it’s a doozy. This platform now has all the weapons necessary to fully compete in the smartphone wars: true multitasking, an updated version of the social media connection service Synergy, Adobe Flash 10.1, and a whole bunch of new advancements. Hardware is really [...]
In: Mobile Technology, Palm (HP) · Tagged with: API, Bluetooth, Cisco, Flash, HP, HTML5, IM, MMS, Skype, SMS, Verizon, VoIP
New Trojan Hits Android, Study Suggests Better Smartphone Security
Mark Kurlyandchik, DailyTech, 9/13/2010 While viruses are not nearly as common on mobile devices as they are on personal computers, security firms have warned about the possibility of app attacks in the past, and we’ve seen it in the form of an SMS Trojan on the Android platform. Now, a second Trojan has made its way to [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Malware, SMS
First SMS Trojan for Android is in the wild
John Leyden, The Register, 8/10/2010 Premium rate scam will cost Google phoners dear The first text message-based Trojan to infect smartphones running Google’s Android operating system has been detected in the wild. Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer-A poses as a harmless media player application and has already infected a number of mobile devices, Russian security firm Kaspersky Lab warns. [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Malware, SMS
‘Unhackable’ Android phone can be hacked
Tim Greene, Network World, 7/29/2010 Once thought to be unhackable, the Android phone is anything but, according to researchers presenting at Black Hat 2010. Not only has suspect software cloaked in a wallpaper application gathered personal information from infected phones and sent it to a Web site in China, but researchers from Lookout Mobile Security [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, GPS, Linux, Malware, SMS, Sprint, Verizon
Hacked iPad 3G sends texts, runs on T-Mobile
Jay Hathaway, DownloadSquad, 5/3/2010 Our friends over at Engadget are reporting on a wicked hack for the just-released iPad 3G that allows you to send SMS messages and use the device on US carrier T-Mobile. iPhone fans who are dissatisfied with AT&T’s performance have been using jailbroken phones to get around the AT&T/Apple exclusive carrier [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, AT&T, SMS, T-Mobile