Researchers from Lookout Security disagreed with rival Symantec that 13 apps on the Android Market were malicious, instead saying that they showed the same behaviors as other ad-supported apps. (more…)

The largest-ever Android malware campaign may have duped as many as 5 million users into downloading infected apps from Google’s Android Market, Symantec said today. (more…)

Security firms today warned Mac users of a new Trojan horse that masquerades as a PDF document. The malware, which was spotted by U.K.-based Sophos and Finnish antivirus vendor F-Secure, uses a technique long practiced by Windows attackers. (more…)

The best way to protect business information on smartphones from cybercriminals is to leave that information off smartphones, a mobile security expert said last month. (more…)

Google is directly contacting users in Iran, who may have been compromised by a rogue SSL certificate, to recommend measures to secure their accounts. (more…)

The hacker who calls himself “Comodohacker” said this week that he could have used digital certificates stolen from a Dutch firm to issue fake updates to Windows PCs.
If Comodohacker’s assertion is accurate, he would have been able to push malware to Windows machines via the operating system’s Windows Update service. (more…)