News Roundup: Android phones account for 79% of malicious software, the study found Americans willingly open malicious emails and the New York Times and Twitter are ...

News Roundup: Android phones account for 79% of malicious software, the study found Americans willingly open malicious emails and the New York Times and Twitter are ... -

Android phones represent 79% of malware

Department of Homeland security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation reported that 79 percent of malicious attacks on mobile phones in 2012 took place on devices that are running the Google Android operating system. The mobile operating system is the world's most popular, but authorities have blamed the high number of attacks on "market share and open-source architecture" system. Nokia's Symbian operating system had the largest number of attacks, while Apple's system was only 0.7 percent. The news comes following the discovery of security company Symantec a "master key" bug for Android devices that is already widely used in China.

willingly open Americans malicious emails

a study by global TNS found that 30 percent of Americans surveyed would open an email, even if they knew he was suspicious or contain a virus. Another in an eleven admitted to infect their computer with a virus after opening a malicious attachment email. According to statistics of the Working Group Anti-Phishing, over 74,000 unique phishing campaigns were discovered in their reporting period that was more than 1,100 brands. The fact that so many Americans consciously open a malicious e-mail is even more alarming when you consider that anyone who is ready to open these emails at home is also likely to be willing to open the office, putting them at risk companies.

New York Times and Twitter hit by Syrian hackers

site Twitter and the New York Times are the two problems still situation following a realized hack earlier this week by the Syrian electronic army (SEA). The hacking group recently claimed responsibility for attacks against companies including the BBC and the Financial Times. The SEA had access to both sites by editing their information Domain Name System, which resulted in the fields redirecting visitors to websites hosted by AES. Host Melbourne IT said that hackers were able to enter through the "gateway" and said they were trying to implement "additional layers of security" to protect the details of their areas.

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