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Certain Android devices manufactured by the China-based ZTE Corporation contain a poorly protected setuid shell that can be used to gain root-access to vulnerable devices, according to Lookout Mobile Security.
As the tech and investment banking worlds eagerly anticipate Facebook’s long-awaited initial public offering, the world’s largest social network is trying to put stops to a suspicious, but arguably benign, plugin.
The number of malicious programs that target Google’s Android mobile platform is growing at an alarming rate, according to data from anti-malware company F-Secure.
An application programming interface (API) error on the popular Kickstarter crowdfunding website exposed the plans and descriptions of more than 70,000 yet-to-be launched projects.
Unknown hackers penetrated production servers and compromised databases belonging to the Bitcoin exchange, Bitcoinica, making off with some $87,000 worth of the digital currency, according to a statement published on the Bitcoinica Web site.
Senator Al Franken (D-MN) is demanding answers to questions about the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) practice of gathering data from wireless providers in order to monitor individuals’ movements using mobile phone location data.
Apple released security updates yesterday that fix various vulnerabilities in Mac OS X and the Safari browser.
Researchers from the security firm AegisLab discovered more than 15 fake antivirus and free SMS applications on Google’s recently rebranded content market place, Google Play.
Some 63 percent of mobile device users are unsure about whether they trust the security of mobile technologies, according to Juniper Network’s Trusted Mobility Index [PDF].
Microsoft released seven bulletins fixing 23 vulnerabilities in their patch Tuesday announcement today. The Redmond, Wash., software giant rated three of the bulletins as ‘critical,’ all of which could lead to remote code execution, and the remaining four as ‘important.’
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