malware
Warning! POS machines stealing credit, debit card data
The malware steals card details, specifically magnetic strip data so likely more targeted in countries where chip and pin is prevalent.
New botnet infects 20,000 devices, uses P2P communication
Dubbed Hide N' Seek, it can also carry out data exfiltration, code execution and interference with a device's operation.
Porn-themed malware hit 25 per cent of victims in 2017
25.4 per cent of mobile malware victims were attacked by malicious programs using adult content to lure them in installing malware.
A single text message can now crash your iPhone
A research states that a ‘text bomb’, which has a bug can now cripple your Apple phone.
AdultSwine malware attacks children’s app with pornographic content
The ‘AdultSwine’ malware has attacked at least 60 children-friendly apps on Google Play.
Google removes gaming apps with pop-up porn malware
The malicious software displayed pornographic ads and tried to trick users into buying premium services.
ICICI Bank says mobile app malware not a threat to customers
Growth of mobile transactions is much faster than the incremental transactions through the Internet.
Intel's Spectre patches can cause reboot problems in old chips
If required, Intel will distribute a revised firware update through normal channels.
AMD chips exposed to both variants of Spectre security flaw
AMD on January 3 said that its chips were at “near zero risk” from the second Spectre variant.
Explainer: How chip flaws Spectre, Meltdown work and what's next
The vulnerabilities, known as Meltdown and Spectre, can allow passwords and other sensitive data on chips to be read.