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Book review: Countdown to Zero Day

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 18, 2014

Kim Zetter's book on Stuxnet is a must-read for anyone interested in malware - or in 21st century geopolitics.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 16, 2014

More sponsorship opportunities available.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 15, 2014

Jeongwook Oh demonstrates how to hack a Samsung smart TV.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Dec 8, 2014

VB seeks a Perl Developer / Security Engineer.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 28, 2014

The biggest and broadest ranging Virus Bulletin conference ever was a great success.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 26, 2014

What do your IP packet sizes say about whether you're a spammer?

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 24, 2014

Second opinion essential in circumstances under which likely victims operate.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 24, 2014

Nation state likely behind campaign that goes back many years.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 21, 2014

Dhia Mahjoub explains how the topology of the AS graph can be used to uncover hotspots of maliciousness.

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Nov 21, 2014

Many VB authors and presenters to speak at second botnet-fighting conference.

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SMS trojan targets Android users in eight western countries

Will another piece of mobile malware convince Google manager of the seriousness of the threat?
Will another piece of mobile malware convince Google manager of the seriousness of the threat? Researchers at Kaspersky have discovered an SMS trojan for Android phones that… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/11/sms-trojan-targets-android-users-eight-western-countries/

Zitmo trojan for Android defeats two-factor authentication

Malware intercepts TANs sent via SMS.
Malware intercepts TANs sent via SMS. A new variant of the Zitmo trojan has been discovered that infects mobile devices running the Android platform and which intercepts SMS… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/07/zitmo-trojan-android-defeats-two-factor-authentication/

DroidKungFu command and control server may be mobile device

Android trojan makes use of root exploit.
Android trojan makes use of root exploit. Researchers at Fortinet have discovered a command and control server for the 'DroidKungFu' Android trojan that appears to be a mobile… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/06/droidkungfu-command-and-control-server-may-be-mobile-device/

AVG to acquire DroidSecurity

Security firm set to expand solutions to mobile devices.
Security firm set to expand solutions to mobile devices. Czech security firm AVG has announced the acquisition of Tel Aviv-based DroidSecurity, a specialist in cloud-based… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/11/avg-acquire-droidsecurity/

Android SMS trojan goes wild

Premium-rate text scam shows growing cracks in smart phone security.
Premium-rate text scam shows growing cracks in smart phone security. The first known SMS trojan affecting smart phones running Google's Android operating system has been observed… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/08/android-sms-trojan-goes-wild/

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