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Hacking experts find new ways to attack Android phones
Jul 26th, 2012
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Hacking experts have demonstrated ways to attack Android smartphones using methods they said work on virtually all such devices in use today, despite recent efforts by search engine giant Google to boost protection. Experts showed off their prowess at the Black Hat hacking conference in Las Vegas, where some 6,500 corporate and government security technology workers gathered to learn about emerging threats to their networks. "Google is making progress, but the authors of malicious software are moving forward," said Sean Schulte of Trustwave's SpiderLabs. ... (Source: Reuters) -
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