Re: U.S. Government Confirms Android Security Problems

[Martin Hill]

Here's a particularly good summary of the malware situation on Android:

"32.8 million Android devices were infected with 65,227 different pieces of 
malware in 2012 alone compared to close to zero malicious exploits for iOS 
according to NQ Mobile. 

Take for example just one of these malware strains - the EuroGrabber Android 
malware which is as easy to be infected with as clicking on a link in an email. 
This malware swiped $47 million dollars straight out of the bank accounts of 
30,000 users in 2012.

Another one of the multitude is the Android.Bmaster command and control botnet 
malware which has been siphoning between $547,500 to $3,285,000 off hapless 
Android users per year. This is an example of the Clear and Present Danger 
affecting Android users the world over, something completely absent for iOS 
users.

Then there is the enormous Master Key security hole affecting 99% of all 
Android devices since launch that can give malware full access to all system 
and user data and control phone and SMS functions with direct financial 
implications and turn the Android device into an always-on, always-moving, hard 
to detect botnet Zombie.

And then there is the Google Messaging Service security hole being used by 
hackers to steal Android users’ data and forcing them to send paid SMS messages.

Android is swiss cheese from a security standpoint and Android users are 
reaping the whirlwind."


On 29/08/2013, at 6:43 AM, Ronda Brown  wrote:

> Hi People,
> 
> "Common tech wisdom has long held that iOS is far more secure than Android, 
> but a report issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the 
> Federal Bureau of Investigation confirm it. 
> Android represented 79 percent of mobile malware threats in 2012, while iOS 
> only accounted for 0.7 percent. A whopping 44 percent of Android devices are 
> running two-year old versions of the operating system. 
> Example security threats listed include SMS Trojans, rootkits, and fake 
> Google Play domains."
> 
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
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U.S. Government Confirms Android Security Problems

[Ronda Brown]

Hi People,

"Common tech wisdom has long held that iOS is far more secure than Android, but 
a report issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation confirm it. 
Android represented 79 percent of mobile malware threats in 2012, while iOS 
only accounted for 0.7 percent. A whopping 44 percent of Android devices are 
running two-year old versions of the operating system. 
Example security threats listed include SMS Trojans, rootkits, and fake Google 
Play domains."



Cheers,
Ronni
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