Android wallpaper app really malware: security firm

29 July 2010, 8:23 am

It's not porn, but it is still something Apple is probably going to try to make hay out of. At the always interesting Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Kevin MaHaffey, chief technology officer at mobile security Lookout noted a group of Android wallpaper apps by the same developer which are stealing data from users that install them.... Read More »

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