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Email account hacked, phishing messages sent, traces obliterated - When a Gmail account has been attacked, the victim will need to put everything stra... 16 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Friends had contacted hacking victim Gunnar* early one morning via mobile, to check in person whether invitations they had received to view a Google Docs file were actually genuine. This was commendab...
Android malware barometer shows that a storm is brewing - G Data recorded almost 520,000 new malware strains for Google's smart operating system in th... 15 Aug 2013 | 03:09 pm
"With almost 520,000 new malware files for Android, the mobile malware flood has reached a new high. A current cyber crime trend is the development of special malware kits, which are easy to use for e...
The Android “Master Key” Exploit - Widespread vulnerability could trouble users for a long time 19 Jul 2013 | 03:49 pm
The fact is that attackers can gain access to all the data and functions on a device if they exploit the vulnerability. Android apps, .apk files, are changed by the attackers. Malicious elements are a...
Mobile malware: the "barrier of the beast" is broken - G Data Security Labs has now recorded more than 666,666 malware programs for Android 25 Jun 2013 | 12:25 pm
Just three years ago, Android malware was still in its infancy and attacks on mobile phones were rare. But the risk to users has grown constantly, especially as a result of the rapid take-up of Androi...
A curious phone call – when a help desk scammer offers you a job - Stay alert and keep calm in case you encounter cold calls 19 Jun 2013 | 02:16 pm
A few days ago, someone called my landline number. I saw that the incoming number was ‘unknown’ so I suspected some media representative. However, it turned out to be somebody completely different: a ...
Football enthusiasm can turn into fan frustration - Fraudsters see opportunities online and offline 17 May 2013 | 01:01 pm
The upcoming UEFA Champions League final is an absolute highlight for German football fans as well as international football followers. The hype surrounding the "Duel of German Giants" is driving up t...
A new bot on the market: Beta Bot - It uses multilingual social engineering techniques to exploit the human user 7 May 2013 | 01:28 pm
In the beginning of March 2013, a new bot called “Beta Bot” entered the market. With less than €500, Beta Bot is sold relatively cheap, considering its vast feature list. Even though most of those fea...
6 minutes on Twitter - How the real world is influenced by virtual social media 2 May 2013 | 01:35 pm
Twitter has become an important source of information. When its access data was stolen, the Twitter identity of news agency Associated Press was misused to distribute targeted misinformation concernin...
Multi-factor authentication - How many factors do we need? 30 Apr 2013 | 04:21 pm
During the last few months, we have noticed that there is a lot of confusion about the topic of two- and multi-factor authentication. Often when online banking apps or extra security layers are added ...
Apparent security certificate turns out to be Android malware - Offered app sneakily gains access to mTANs 23 Apr 2013 | 03:00 pm
The fraudsters are targeting Android mobile devices with which users receive mTANs for online banking services. If a user installs the offered app, which was even available in the Google Play store, t...
