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First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Mobile security reality check: What you really need for protecting your phone

To hear the headlines scream it, mobile security is already a lost cause. Android is the king of mobile malware! Umpteen gazillion rogue apps found! THE HACKERS ARE SNOOPING YOUR SNAPCHATS AND SEXTING YOUR GRANDMA!It's enough to make you want to wrap ... [Published MSN Canada - May 16 2013]

Entities: Mobile Security, Google Android, Security, Malware

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 2 reports

Bogus ad network marks new twist on Android malware

In a clever twist to Android malware, cybercriminals posing as an ad network were able to fool Google Play and have their malware-distributing framework downloaded millions of times through dozens of apps. [ALSO: ] Dubbed BadNews, the ad framework, which ... [Published NetworkWorld - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Marc Rogers, Malware, Google Android, Mobile Security, benign

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Google Inc

Cyber scammers fake out Google Play with bogus ad network

Bad guys loaded Google Play with 32 Android apps that, once installed, pull malicious payloads from remote serversPrint|For all Google's efforts to maintain a malware-free mobile-app store, the bad guys remain one step ahead. In the latest instance, innovative ... [Published InfoWorld - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Marc Rogers, Google Play, Fake, Malware, Google Inc

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 6 reports

BadNews infections in Google Play spread premium-rate SMS trojan

Researchers have discovered a new family of malware that found its way into legitimate apps inside Google's official store thanks to a malicious advertising network.Dubbed “BadNews” by Lookout, a San Francisco-based mobile security firm, the malware was ... [Published SC Magazine US - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Malware, Google Play, infections, Marc Rogers

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Google Play apps used to hide 'BadNews' mobile botnet

Google's Play store security has once again been embarrassed by the discovery of an ambitious botnet that sneaked past its app vetting systems to infect possibly huge numbers of Android users.Lookout Mobile Security, which spotted the ruse, said it had ... [Published CSO Magazine - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Botnet, Google Play, Malware, Marc Rogers, Google Inc

First reported Apr 21 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 7 reports

Google Android

Android BadNews malware infects up to 10 million handsets

Lookout security has uncovered a new Android family of malware that has infected between two and 10 million machines using malicious Play Store apps.The mobile security vendor reported linking the "BadNews" malware to a bogus advertising network in a ... [Published V3.co.uk - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Malware, Marc Rogers, Google Android, Infection

First reported Apr 21 2013 - Updated Apr 21 2013 - 1 reports

'BadNews' Android Malware Briefly Bypasses Google Play Protections

If you're big into random Russian apps on Google Play, watch out – you might very well have been one of the many victims of a new bit of malware dubbed "BadNews."The malware (appropriately named) was first discovered by the mobile security company Lookout. ... [Published PC Magazine - Apr 21 2013]

Entities: Marc Rogers, Malware, Google Play, Google Android

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 20 2013 - 1 reports

Google Play apps used to hide 'BadNews' mobile botnet, security firm discovers

Googles Play store security has once again been embarrassed by the discovery of an ambitious botnet that sneaked past its app vetting systems to infect possibly huge numbers of Android users.Lookout Mobile Security, which spotted the ruse, said it had ... [Published Techworld.com - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Botnet, Google Play, Malware, Security

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 20 2013 - 1 reports

BadNews Android Malware Found in 32 Apps on Google Play

According to Lookout, the infected apps may have been downloaded as many as 9 million times before they were removed.ShareLookout researchers recently found the new BadNews Android malware in 32 apps from four different developers on Google Play, including ... [Published E-Security Planet - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Malware, Google Play, Marc Rogers, Google Android

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

New Android Trojan downloaded from Google Play by millions

Millions of Android users have been tricked into downloading a new Trojan masquerading a slew or legitimate apps directly from Google Play, warns Lookout researcher Marc Rogers.The newly discovere... ... [Published Help Net Security - News - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Android Trojan, Google Play, Marc Rogers

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Mobilising businesses with 4G fuel

Fast 4G connections will extend the benefits of cloud-based IT services and bring a new dimension to working from anywhere, says Sue Tabbitt. Mobilising business systems so that employees can work dynamically from any location is top of the agenda for ... [Published Telegraph - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: 4G, Mobile Security, Marc Rogers

First reported Apr 12 2013 - Updated Apr 12 2013 - 1 reports

OPINION: Showboating

April 12--JEERS ... to U.S. Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho. While Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, joined Risch and a couple of dozen other Republicans in trying to filibuster universal background checks for gun sales, Crapo at least had the good sense to shut up about ... [Published Equities.com - Apr 12 2013]

Entities: Jim Risch, Mike Crapo, Lawsuit

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...on suspicious links in emails you weren't expecting, then you're pretty safe," says Marc Rogers, the principal security analyst at Lookout. "google has a very effective app vetting process in place."

Mobile security reality check: What you really need for protecting your phone [Published MSN Canada - May 16 2013]

"it's an evolution in malware in quite a cunning way" Rogers said on Monday

Bogus ad network marks new twist on Android malware [Published NetworkWorld - Apr 23 2013]

"it is not clear whether some or all of these apps were launched with the explicit intent of hosting badnews or whether legitimate developers were duped into installing a malicious advertising network" added Rogers. Advertisement

Google Play removes 32 apps infected with 'BadNews' malware [Published PCRetail - Apr 22 2013]

..."This is one of the first times that we've seen a malicious distribution network clearly posing as an ad network," Rogers said. "because it's challenging to get malicious bad code into google play, the authors of badnews created a malicious advertising network, as a front, that would push malware out to infected devices at a later date in order to pass the app scrutiny." Additionally, researchers allege that the bug can deliver fake news messages, trick users to install applications such as AlphaSMS and send sensitive...

Researchers discover BadNews bug in Google Play [Published Computer Business Review - Apr 22 2013]

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Mobile security reality check: What you really ... [Published MSN Canada - May 16 2013]
There’s BadNews, and There’s Really Bad News [Published Security Bloggers Network - Apr 24 2013]
Bogus ad network marks new twist on Android mal... [Published NetworkWorld - Apr 23 2013]
BadNews Android apps spread SMS trojan [Published SC Magazine - Apr 23 2013]
BadNews infections in Google Play spread premiu... [Published SC Magazine US - Apr 22 2013]
Cyber scammers fake out Google Play with bogus ... [Published InfoWorld - Apr 22 2013]
Google Play removes 32 apps infected with 'BadN... [Published PCRetail - Apr 22 2013]
BadNews for Android as fake ad network targets ... [Published Mobile Money Live - Apr 22 2013]
BadNews malware infects 32 Google Play apps [Published Cyber India Online - Apr 22 2013]
BadNews is bad news for Android users [Published Houston Chronicle - Apr 22 2013]
Researchers discover BadNews bug in Google Play [Published Computer Business Review - Apr 22 2013]
Google Play apps used to hide 'BadNews' mobile ... [Published CSO Magazine - Apr 22 2013]
Android BadNews malware infects up to 10 millio... [Published V3.co.uk - Apr 22 2013]
"BadNews" Android malware downloaded 9 million ... [Published TechDigest - Apr 22 2013]
Android malware scores nine million downloads w... [Published ZDNet - Apr 22 2013]
'BadNews' malware sneaks into Google Play apps [Published ITProPortal.com - Apr 22 2013]
Android Malware discovered in Google Play, alre... [Published T3 - Apr 21 2013]
32 Google Play apps hit by 'BadNews' malware at... [Published Digital Spy - Apr 21 2013]
'BadNews' Android malware may have been downloa... [Published TechRadar.com - Apr 21 2013]
'BadNews' Android Malware Briefly Bypasses Goog... [Published PC Magazine - Apr 21 2013]
BadNews Android Malware Found in 32 Apps on Goo... [Published E-Security Planet - Apr 19 2013]
Google Play apps used to hide 'BadNews' mobile ... [Published Techworld.com - Apr 19 2013]
New Android Trojan downloaded from Google Play ... [Published Help Net Security - News - Apr 19 2013]
Businesses reach for the cloud [Published Telegraph - Apr 19 2013]
Mobilising businesses with 4G fuel [Published Telegraph - Apr 19 2013]
OPINION: Showboating [Published Equities.com - Apr 12 2013]

Blogs

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There’s BadNews, and There’s Really Bad News [Published Security Bloggers Network - Apr 24 2013] By now you’ve probably heard about BadNews, a malware family that is targeting Android phones. In a blog post of April 19, the security firm Lookout reported that it had discovered BadNews in 32 apps across 4 different developer accounts in Google ...
New Android Trojan downloaded from Google Play ... [Published Help Net Security - News - Apr 19 2013] Millions of Android users have been tricked into downloading a new Trojan masquerading a slew or legitimate apps directly from Google Play, warns Lookout researcher Marc Rogers.The newly discovere... ...