Collaborate Disseminate
Mobile malware is nothing new. But in recent months, attackers have been getting more creative and resourceful with how they conceal, distribute and deploy these threats.
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A new report claims that mobile finance apps are littered with security bugs. Continue reading Android banking and finance apps’ security found wanting
It’s 2019, and digital scammers are going mobile. Do you know what your permissions allow? An analysis of 30,000 iOS applications released Wednesday by Wandera shows that social networking, weather, and e-commerce apps request access to lots of valuable information about users. Sixty-two percent of the iOS apps examined sought permission to a user’s photo library, while 55 percent requested camera access and 51 percent wanted to know a mobile user’s location. While app developers said they sought user permissions for a number of reasons — typically for functionality or for marketing purposes — Wandera’s research demonstrates the different risks mobile-device users can be up against, depending on what’s in their pocket. While hackers may exploit Androids to steal financial information or mine for cryptocurrency, iOS apps may abuse user trust for reasons that are less clear-cut. The London-based company’s previous research found that most Android apps asked for permission to connect to technical functions, […]
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At least two users of the McDonalds mobile app aren’t lovin’ it after thieves hijacked their accounts and ordered hundreds of dollars of food for themselves. Continue reading McDonalds app users hatin’ it after being hacked by hungry hamburglars
Half of the apps used to control a range of Internet of Things devices are insecure in a variety of ways, researchers found. Continue reading Half of IoT devices let down by vulnerable apps
According to IBM X-Force IRIS research, there are several security concerns that should be taken into consideration before using Siri Shortcuts.
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The New York attorney general’s office said five apps made by well-known companies could have leaked user data. The firms – Western Union, Priceline, Equifax, Spark Networks and Credit Sesame – have agreed to revamp the security of their apps as part of a settlement announced Friday. The state office said the companies failed to use the proper protocols to secure user information that is transmitted over the internet, despite assuring users about the security of the apps in question. “Businesses that make security promises to their users – especially as it relates to personal information – have a duty to keep those promises,” said Barbara Underwood, the New York attorney general, in a statement. The AG’s office said that the apps at had a “well-known security vulnerability” that could enable man-in-the-middle attacks, whereby a hacker can intercept data when it’s sent via a wireless connection. The office explained that apps that fail […]
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Many IT teams have developed a habit of treating application security as an afterthought. As a result, it might be their greatest vulnerability.
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When Epic Games recently announced and subsequently released Fortnite for Android, it took the decision to bypass the Play Store and ask users to side-load the app. After I read that Epic Games’ brilliant idea was to ask Android users to essentia… Continue reading Fortnite: When Dollars and Cents Trumps Security!
To its fans, Venmo is a hassle-free P2P app that lets anyone living in the US send money to friends, split a restaurant bill, pay for a ride on Uber, or buy a hotel room. To the security conscious, it’s a privacy nightmare. Continue reading Venmo users: time to hide your drug deals and excessive pizza consumption