Tag «Mobile Malware»

McAfee Labs report sees mobile malware target trust in early 2014

Cybercriminals Exploit Flappy Bird Game’s Popularity, other Trusted App and Service Vulnerabilities India – June 24, 2014 – McAfee Labs today released the McAfee Labs Threats Report: June 2014, revealing mobile malware tactics that abuse the popularity, features, and vulnerabilities of legitimate apps and services, including malware-infested clones masquerading as the popular mobile game Flappy …

Mobile Malware and High-Risk Apps: 1-Million Strong, according to Trend Micro Q3 2013 Security Round-up Report

New Delhi, December 5, 2013: At the end of the second quarter of 2013, Trend Micro found there to be 700 thousand malicious and risky apps in the wild, leading it to predict that Android malware would reach the dubious one million milestone by the end of the year. But that day has arrived one …

McAfee Quarterly Threat Report sees Social Media Worm Resurgence as Spam rises Dramatically

Targeted Attacks Continue Rise; “Pump and Dump” Returns with Record Stock Market Highs Mumbai, India – June 3, 2013 – McAfee Labs today released the McAfee Threats Report: First Quarter 2013, (Please see Appendix 1 for India specific updates) which reported a significant spike in instances of the Koobface social networking worm and a dramatic …