AndroidRooting your Android: Advantages, disadvantages, and snags
Many users of devices running Android are tempted to root them. Here we explain the good and bad sides of having superuser rights.
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Cloak and Dagger: A hole in Android
How a couple of simple permissions let an application steal passwords, log user actions, and do many other nasty things.
Ztorg Trojan: Infect yourself for 5 cents
Applications that offer to pay you for installing other applications tend to shove malware at you.
BusinessCybersecurity in financial institutions 2016 — and what 2017 holds
As our research shows, the actual costs of a cybersecurity incident to a financial institution in UK can add up to as much as $737,000.
The secret life of apps
Modern Android users have, on average, 66 apps installed on their devices. Most of these apps start working without users launching them.
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Meitu – the app with all the permissions
Meitu, the ‘anime-makeover’ app is doing something that users perhaps didn’t realize they’d signed up to. It’s been found to be harvesting all sorts of data on users, including your
Guide for Pokémon Go Trojan catches Pokémon trainers
We discovered a Pokémon Go Trojan in Google Play. It had already been downloaded 500,000 times.
Don’t trust the reviews and ratings on Google Play
Some Android Trojans can write reviews and rate apps on behalf of users, but without their consent.
AirDroidHow cybercriminals defraud freelancers
Criminals are stealing money from freelancers — by offering them a job.
How Apple iOS stirs towards Android
Apple no longer encrypts the kernel of its iOS operating system. It seems that this is another step towards turning iOS into something similar to Android.
Ransomware on mobile devices: knock-knock-block
Mobile ransomware is on the rise. We discuss the most popular ransomware families, speculate on some statistics, and suggest the best means of protection.
Charging your smartphone’s battery over USB can be dangerous
Charging your smartphone’s battery over USB can be dangerous: Thieves can steal your files, infect your smartphone with something nasty — or even brick it.
Your PC’s slow? Scan it for viruses!
Check if your PC is infected with the help of our free security tools.
2FAHow banking Trojans bypass two-factor authentication
Are you sure that one-time SMS passwords reliably protect your mobile bank? Think again! In this article we explain how Trojans fool two-factor authentication.
Triada: organised crime on Android
Triada is a modular mobile Trojan that actively uses root privileges to substitute system files and uses several clever methods to become almost invisible
Adwind malware-as-a-service hits more than 400,000 users globally
At SAS 2016 our GReAT experts talk about a Java-based multi platform malware used by hundreds of cybercriminals for a handful of purposes
When smart watches become a living nightmare
Researcher shows that using data from motion sensors built into a smartwatch one can recognize numbers you press on a numerical pad. How can that affect your security?
Do you know what you are sharing with Google?
What does Google know about you and me? Let’s check it with the new “About me” tool.
87% of Android smartphones are insecure and that’s no joke
Google’s Android OS is a vulnerable system. Developers make it worse by not providing critical patches in time.