More than a million Android mobile devices worldwide are now infected with a crafty bootkit trojan known as Android.Oldboot.1.origin - a number that has more than tripled in a week.
A trojan has been discovered operating as a bootkit on more than 350,000 Android mobile devices, including a small percentage in the United States, according to a Friday post by Russian anti-virus company Dr. Web.
Widely used apps, like Angry Birds, and mobile platforms for Facebook, Twitter and other social networking services, were a target for the NSA, leaks reveal.
A computer engineer said it only took 30 minutes to write up 100 lines of code that consistently allowed him to bypass Snapchat's most recently implemented security feature via computer.
Wickr - a free iPhone and Android mobile app that allows users to send self-destructing text, audio, picture, and video messages - has introduced a vulnerability rewards program that could earn bug bounty hunters up to $100,000.
The Coupons App, an Android app that presents consumers with shopping discounts, is continuously sending unencrypted sensitive user data across the network.
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