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Dozens of Android Cryptocurrency Mining Apps Turn Out to Be Scams
According to Lookout, 25 of the programs were available on the Google Play Store, ranging in price from $10.99 to $20.99. Google has since taken them down.
Hackers Try to Phish United Nations Staffers With Fake Login Pages
The pages look like legitimate login portals, provided by Microsoft's Office 365 service. But in reality, the fake pages are designed to record whatever the user types into the login fields and send the information to hacker-controlled servers.
DNC: That Hacking Attempt Was Actually a Test
"We, along with the partners who reported the site, now believe it was built by a third party as part of a simulated phishing test on VoteBuilder," the DNC's chief security officer Bob Lord said in a statement.
Hackers Target DNC Voter Database
UPDATE: The hacking attempt appears to be a false alarm. The DNC is saying the incident was part of an unauthorized "simulated phishing test" on the party's online voter database.
500+ Google Play Apps Hit by Ad-Related Malware
The apps containing the malicious Igexin ad SDK received more than 100 million downloads.
No 'Force Awakens' DLC for Star Wars Battlefront
EA wants to focus its efforts solely on content from the original trilogy for Battlefront.
Trojanized Adware Invades Third-Party Android App Stores
Lookout detected more than 20,000 samples of trojanized adware masquerading as legitimate apps like Facebook.
Banking Malware Pulled From Google Play
New malware disguises itself as an Israeli banking app and targets its customers' login ID.
Are You Willing To Put Yourself In Danger For Your Smartphone?
Lookout's recent study on smartphone theft revealed that people would put themselves in danger to recover their precious stolen devices.
Apple Buys Beats; Google's Self-Driving Car; Skype Language Translator
From Apple's Beats acquisition to Google's self-driving vehicle prototype, here's what you missed on Wednesday.
Most Phone Theft Victims Turn to Vigilantism To Retrieve Data
Almost 45 percent of reported thefts were the outcome of the owner absentmindedly forgetting their phone in a public place.
Mobile Threat Monday: Bitcoin Mining Android Malware Pulled From Google Play
This week, Lookout profiles some advanced Bitcoin miners that steal your phone's resources to get a piece of that sweet cryptocurrency.
The Real Code In iOS 7 Jailbreak's Evasi0n
Evad3rs' new jailbreak for iOS 7, Evasi0n, could put users' devices at risk because of its collaboration with a third-party Chinese vendor.
Samsung Partners with Lookout to Bolster Android Phone Security
Those who use a Samsung Android device for business will soon be more protected from mobile threats.
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