Fake Antivirus Scan Scam Via Google Play App Ads
Yesterday, we wrote about some very bad piggies: pirated Rovio software being used to push unwanted ads at Google Play users. What kind of ads? Here’s an example from an ad-network we’ve been tracking since we came across it back in March. Yesterday, the ad-network directed Finnish IP addresses to an ad for a poker […] more…Bad Bad Piggies On Google Play
One of these things is not like the others. No, not the “Full Guide” — we’re referring to the “Bad Pigs” by Dan Stokes. The app’s description: Wow. More than 10,000 installs since May 25, 2013. AppBrain, an Android app portal, doesn’t correct for relevance, so “Bad Pigs” ranks first. Dan’s contact address is: hgfdhsdgjhd@gmail.com. […] more…This is the PlayStation 4
At Sony’s E3 2013 press conference, the company has finally unveiled the hardware for the PlayStation 4, after not revealing the design at the original launch event for the PlayStation 4 in February. This is what the console will look like when it hits stores later this year. Essentially a big black box that is […] more…Apple’s OS X Mavericks hints at future Retina Thunderbolt Displays and iMacs
Amid Monday’s excitement, it was discovered that the blue-and-green ocean wave wallpaper image Apple released to promote its upcoming OS X Mavericks for Mac is fitted precisely for a 27-inch Retina Thunderbolt Display, or even a 27-inch Retina iMac. The 5,120-by-2,880-pixel image hosted on Apple’s website is sized at exactly twice the width and height […] more…Sony PlayStation 4 – No need to be always online, supports used games and priced at only $399
Sony fired a direct shot across Microsoft’s bow at its E3 press conference on Monday evening, clearly positioning PlayStation 4 as the anti-Xbox One. PlayStation 4 will fully support used games, said Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO Jack Tretton. You’ll be able to trade your games in at retail, but also sell them to another […] more…Apple announces OS X Mavericks with Finder tabs, tags, and true multiple display support
Apple on Monday unveiled Mavericks, the start of the next 10 years of its Mac OS X operating system, with a naming switch from breeds of cat to California locales. It will launch this fall on the Mac App Store Craig Federighi, head of OS X development for Apple, unveiled OS X 10.9 Mountain Lion […] more…Adobe releases critical security updates for Reader, Flash Player and ColdFusion
Adobe has released scheduled security updates for its Reader, Acrobat, Flash Player and ColdFusion products on Tuesday in order to fix many critical vulnerabilities, including one that is already actively exploited by attackers. read more more…‘Next’ iPhone display production to begin
A Japan-based report indicates that production of at least one key component for the next iPhone will begin next month. Sharp will begin volume production in June of the display “panel” for the “next” iPhone model at its Kameyama plant in Mie prefecture, according to a report in Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, a major Japanese industrial […] more…Sony Is Screwing Up Game Streaming on PlayStation 4
When Sony announced its next-generation game console PlayStation 4 back in February, one of the most unique features it talked up was the “Share” button. Right there on the control pad was a button that would instantly begin streaming a live video of whatever the player was doing at the time. Tags: Sony Playstation Games more…Supply chain 2013: Stop playing whack-a-mole with security threats
IT can never take all the risk out of a supply chain, but it can help organizations minimize their vulnerability in a world of new threats. read more more…How the FBI cracked a "sextortion" plot against pro poker players
At 8:05am on the morning of December 1, 2010, an FBI search warrant team swarmed up to a Silicon Valley home on an unusual misson: find the “sextortionist” who had been blackmailing pro poker players over the Internet. One agent pounded on the door and shouted out, “FBI!” Movement was heard inside, but no one […] more…Google tightens up Play Store policy, officially bans "off-market" updates…
Google has made a number of changes to its Android Play Store ecosystem recently. There’s now a rudimentary anti-virus provided with the OS, a ban on ad blockers, and, most recently, an official policy on sneaky “off-market” updates… more…Twitter plays cat-and-mouse with hackers of the Syrian Electronic Army
Twitter’s security team appears to be playing whack-a-mole with a group of hackers who have made a name for themselves hijacking the accounts of high profile media organisations. more…Money can’t buy privacy in Google Play store, study shows
Both paid and free apps in the Google Play store harvest the same amount of private information from Android phones, a researcher discovered. read more more…IRS’s big data play built on shaky foundations
The IRS is scaring taxpayers silly this season with boasts about its Big Data prowess and 'robo audits.' But recent reports suggest the agency is struggling to keep its IT operations afloat. read more more…One-Click Fraud Variant on Google Play in Japan Steals User Data
Last week McAfee Labs reported a series of “one-click fraud” malware on Google Play in Japan. We have been monitoring this fraudulent activity and have found more than 120 additional variants on Google Play since the previous report. The malicious developers upload five or six applications per account using three to five accounts every night, […] more…More information
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