In January this year, Trend Micro chairman and co-founder Steve Chang was quoted as saying that Android-based devices are less secure than those running on iOS. While his comment caused quite a stir back then, today’s threat landscape seems to agree. Since Steve’s statement, our researchers saw a whopping 1410 percent increase in the number…
Read MoreWe recently found a new variant of DroidDreamLight in the Android Market. The app promotes itself as an app that helps users manage the .APK files on their device. The sample was downloaded 50–100 times before it was removed from the Android Market. The malware sample we found, which we now detect as ANDROIDOS_DORDRAE.M, was…
Read MoreTrend Micro uncovered how cybercriminals may profit from NICKISPY variants. A Chinese website offers mobile phone monitoring tools and services to customers who are given access to the site’s backend to retrieve information. However, such services are not cheap and can cost from US$300–540. We’ve been reporting about several NICKISPY variants—Android malware that can monitor…
Read MoreThe latest Facebook scam leverages Breaking Dawn Part 2 and leads to survey pages that steal personal data such as cell phone numbers and email addresses. Who wants free tickets to The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2? To most, specifically to cybercriminals, the real question is, “Who wouldn’t?” We have encountered several incidents of clickjacking on…
Read MoreMost devices like printers, scanners, and VoIP systems nowadays have embedded Web servers for easy administration. Unfortunately, many of these devices are mostly unprotected due to lapses in configuration. Some servers are not properly configured and can be accessed using the default user name and password or are left with no means of protection. What’s…
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