We’ve been seeing an increase in Taidoor downloaders in the wild, but instead of embedding the backdoor in email attachments, the current trend in Taidoor-related attacks is to include an attachment with a Taidoor-downloading Trojan. Based on the sample set we gathered, it appears this type of technique has only been used this year. For…
Read MoreIn this part 3 as the last entry, I will report the result of our investigation on app-related battery consumption issue and its reality. Android Apps’ Battery Consumption Issue According to Trend Micro research, almost 47% of smartphone users in Japan are bothered by their device’s battery longevity. Dubbed “PC on your palm” the smartphone’s…
Read MoreLast week, many people made posts like this on Facebook: While this was quickly debunked as being entirely untrue, the fact that millions of people made the very same post speaks volumes about how worried people about their privacy on Facebook. It’s probably not helping that Facebook just finished soliciting comments on their new Data Use…
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