Android's Gingerbread, ICS main target of cyber criminals

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="userContent">Gingerbread, the most popular android version, attracts increased interest from cybercriminals<br /> <br /> The most popular targets among cyber criminals in the third quarter of the current year were Android versions 2.3.6, popularly known as ‘Gingerbread’, and 4.0.4, also known as ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’, according to an analysis done by Kaspersky Labs.</span><br /><br /><span class="userContent"></span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA169f9unJvbcbyTby5PfSRMWaULpWYQmlz8Ea7Q7ZnJUWpXkpYDNzmHF-wzXpOVWP_jo2sOkjxQ-Y_X6lAsttl9oCDlpstJerAeL1KXAwfr2smUoqT0_CRU_VCUJRvlcYfmiOjskxa0RW/s1600/and.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA169f9unJvbcbyTby5PfSRMWaULpWYQmlz8Ea7Q7ZnJUWpXkpYDNzmHF-wzXpOVWP_jo2sOkjxQ-Y_X6lAsttl9oCDlpstJerAeL1KXAwfr2smUoqT0_CRU_VCUJRvlcYfmiOjskxa0RW/s320/and.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="text_exposed_show"><br />The rapid growth in the number of new mobile malicious programs for android continued in the third quarter, prompting the specialists at Kaspersky Lab to identify the platform versions most frequently targeted by cyber criminals.<br /><br />Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread accounted for 28% of all blocked attempts to install malware, while the second most commonly attacked version was the new 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich, which accounted for 22% of attempts.<br /><br />“Although Gingerbread was released back in September 2011, due to the segmentation of the Android device market it still remains one of the most popular versions, which, in turn, attracts increased interest from cybercriminals,” said Yuri Namestnikov, senior malware analyst at Kaspersky Lab.<br /><br />Source: business-standard</div><div class="text_exposed_show"><br /></div></div><a class="twitter-follow-button" data-show-count="false" href="https://twitter.com/thehackersmedia">Follow @thehackersmedia</a><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script></div>

Android's Gingerbread, ICS main target of cyber criminals

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Twitter resets 'hacked' passwords after being compromised

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoPageCaption" tabindex="0">Twitter resets 'hacked' passwords after being compromised<br /> <br /> Thousands of Twitter users have received emails warning their account has been compromised by a third party.<br /> <br /> Some accounts had been compromised, but other users had received the emails after Twitter had unintentionally reset unaffected passwords, the company said.</span><br /><div class="text_exposed_show"><br />The mass email coincided with incidents involving several high-profile accounts, including at least one account belonging to the BBC.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTeKYCt5FqqSJe0y2YQytY1t4y6l9UPlrvgVR0l9XfwPituFFdIo9Hiy6Q4DbY3PWGC327lbJKt97LAGg3Ol7DcApXv0HsZhWRmdl-FC9YOYy12B8sS-K_kQ2MQ6_4jl614IS4grbTwGE/s1600/twitter-hack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTeKYCt5FqqSJe0y2YQytY1t4y6l9UPlrvgVR0l9XfwPituFFdIo9Hiy6Q4DbY3PWGC327lbJKt97LAGg3Ol7DcApXv0HsZhWRmdl-FC9YOYy12B8sS-K_kQ2MQ6_4jl614IS4grbTwGE/s320/twitter-hack.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Other media organisations, such as the TechCrunch blog, reported being warned.<br /><br />Twitter gave no indication of the cause or source of the compromise, and would not share details of the size of the issue.<br /><br />In a statement, it said: "When we believe an account may have been compromised, we reset the password and send an email letting the account owner know this has happened along with information about creating a new password. This is a routine part of our processes to protect our users.<br /><br />"In this case, we unintentionally reset passwords of a larger number of accounts, beyond those that we believed to have been compromised.<br /><br />"We apologise for any inconvenience or confusion this may have caused."<br /><br />Deletions and spam<br /><br />Some users who received the email noticed that some of their tweets had been deleted, while others said spam links had been posted without their knowledge - a typical characteristic of a compromised account.<br /><br />The Twitter account belonging to BBC Radio 4's Today programme earlier told followers it was "trying to get to the bottom" of problems relating to their feed.<br /><br />Other BBC accounts have received the warning email - but it is not yet clear if any more were compromised.<br /><br />Comedian David Mitchell tweeted that he had received the email, and that a tweet he had written publicising his column in the Observer newspaper had been removed.<br /><br />Some users criticised Twitter's email, suggesting it looked like a "phishing scam" - a message that impersonates an official email in an attempt to trick users into giving up personal details.<br /><br />Source:BBC</div><div class="text_exposed_show"><br /></div></div><a class="twitter-follow-button" data-show-count="false" href="https://twitter.com/thehackersmedia">Follow @thehackersmedia</a><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script></div>

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New Mastercard has LCD screen and keyboard

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">A credit card with an LCD display and built-in keyboard has been launched in Singapore by Mastercard.<br /><br />The card has touch-sensitive buttons and the ability to create a "one-time password" - doing away with the need for a separate device sometimes needed to log in to online banking.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGIpeJibHWzWB8rW8gdPOm7olRA8ku6LasriMRqkHM14zZcLx6WZG52w8B5ytr5c1VKnp020tA1L5EPXD-Bu61KEIgdUDfFIaZEYDs2sk1j5iDn_IH6swThcQIZDkhXGZUoet6YRFJfPG/s1600/mastercard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGIpeJibHWzWB8rW8gdPOm7olRA8ku6LasriMRqkHM14zZcLx6WZG52w8B5ytr5c1VKnp020tA1L5EPXD-Bu61KEIgdUDfFIaZEYDs2sk1j5iDn_IH6swThcQIZDkhXGZUoet6YRFJfPG/s320/mastercard.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Future versions of the card could display added information such as the remaining balance.<br /><br />The card will be available from January before being rolled out globally.<br /><br />Many of the world's banks require customers to log in to online banking by using a small security device to generate a one-off password.<br /><br />Bulky token<br /><br />While considerably more secure than typical static username and password log-in systems, many people find using security tokens cumbersome given the need to keep it with them in order to use online banking.<br /><br />Mastercard's interactive card aims to solve that issue.<br /><br />"We brainstormed on ways to make it convenient and yet secure for customers," said V Subba from Standard Chartered Bank, which is collaborating with Mastercard.<br /><br />"The question was: instead of sending customers another bulky token, could we replace something which already exists in the customer's wallet? That was when credit, debit and ATM cards immediately came to mind."<br /><br />Eventually, the card could display information such as loyalty or reward points or recent transaction history.<br /><br />Improving the portability of secure banking is a continuing priority for the world's credit card firms.<br /><br />Last year, Visa announced a similar card with interactive functions.<br /><br />However, smartphone manufacturers will be hoping that enhanced credit cards will be quickly replaced by NFC - near-field communication - alleviating the need for physical payment cards altogether.<br /><br />Source:BBC<br /><br /></div><a class="twitter-follow-button" data-show-count="false" href="https://twitter.com/thehackersmedia">Follow @thehackersmedia</a><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script> </div>

New Mastercard has LCD screen and keyboard

A credit card with an LCD display and built-in keyboard has been launched in Singapore by Mastercard. The card has touch-sensitive buttons a...

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