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Popular Dragon Touch Tablet for Kids Infected with Corejava Malware

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The budget tablet, advertised for kids on Amazon, is highly popular among children.
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Lifeline Assistance Phone Users Targeted with ‘Uninstallable’ Adware

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A Virgin Mobile-branded phone distributed by Assurance Wireless to low-income U.S. citizens has a trojan pre-installed that can download additional malware. Continue reading Lifeline Assistance Phone Users Targeted with ‘Uninstallable’ Adware→

Mobile Menace Monday: upping the ante on Adups

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Adups, the same China-based company caught collecting an abundance of user data and creating a backdoor on mobile devices in 2016, has another trick up its sleeve.
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Down the Rabbit Hole with a BLU Phone Infection

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Much-maligned BLU phones have been a privacy and spyware nightmare. Threatpost shares the story of one victim who experienced firsthand a relentless wave of unwanted programs, spyware and frustration. Continue reading Down the Rabbit Hole with a BLU Phone Infection→

Amazon Halts Sale of Android Blu Phone Amid Spyware Concerns

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Amazon said it will halt sale of popular low-cost Android phones made by Blu Products because of reports software on the phone is collecting and sharing user data without owner consent. Continue reading Amazon Halts Sale of Android Blu Phone Amid Spyware Concerns→

Mobile Menace Monday: Adups, old and new

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Recently, Kryptowire discovered a malicious app found on China-made mobile devices running the Android OS. This is a baked-in system app used to update the device’s firmware but is found to also steal personal information, among other things.

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Android Devices Phoning Home To China

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So unsurprisingly a security researcher found some cheap Android devices phoning home to China when buying a phone to travel with. One of the phones seems to be Blu R1 HD, which is ‘Currently unavailable’ on Amazon.com and customers that bought it have received security update e-mails. Security researchers have uncovered a secret backdoor in…

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