Malware on Android boom

According to research by Kaspersky Lab, malicious software, also known as Android malware is growing at an alarming rate.
 
From January 2011 the malware has grown at a rate of up to 200%. By December 2011, the Internet security experts have found 82,000 different types of malware attacks on Android. And in the first two weeks of 2012 have discovered a huge number of 360,000 malware.

 
The malware attack on devices running on the Android platform appearing in many different forms. Some malware uses backdoor approach to attack the phone or tablet computer, unauthorized access to personal information of users such as bank account details or personal image. A different approach of stealing malware accounts as they are automatically sent to your phone from a large volume of text messages to phone numbers for a fee. In addition, hackers also use some other tricks like installing the tool to automatically download and launch malicious programs on the user's device.
 
The malicious file as root and Exploit.AndroidOS.Lotoor.j Exploit.AndroidOS.Lotoor.g was detected by Kaspersky as of 1/2. The information of this malware have been updated on the database system, so if you are using Kaspersky Mobile Security or Kaspersky Security Tablet, you have to be protected.

Many Android steal private data of users

Many applications in the top 50 free applications on the Android Market is able to steal private data at a high level of the user such as contact list advertising purposes.
 
According to the Daily Mail, MWR security company has discovered several free applications including Fruit Ninja games are very popular that contains code to steal confidential data transmitted on the network and MobClix advertising.
 

 
Users agree to allow applications to access the phone's functions, but by no means allow them to pass information to advertisers. It is not clear what data is being used to do and they are stored remotely or not?
Meanwhile, a quarter of mobile users in the UK use the Android phone. And just in January there were 100 million Android applications downloaded in the UK.
 
Benjamin Cohen, a Channel 4 reporter is investigating this incident said: "Channel 4 News are trying to access MobClix, this company is part of Nasdaq listed companies. Over time we have not contact with the answer that they are doing with that data. "
 
Vice President of the European Commission Viviane Reding also said: "This really worries me, this is illegal because no one has the right to take your personal data without your consent."

Hacker "stole" 50,000 Michael Jackson song from Sony

Two Britons have been arrested by the illegal downloading entire 50 000 list of Michael Jackson songs, including songs not yet published.
 

Sony's nightmare was not over. According to the Times Suday, said hackers broke into the server are copyright of Sony Music Store and download the entire 50,000 songs by the legendary Pop - Michael Jackson, which includes many songs have never been found regulations. Sony bought in 2010 from the list of Jackson real estate for $ 250 million - is considered the largest transaction recorded in history.
The newspaper quoted sources: "Everything Sony bought from the estate of Michael Jackson have been compromised. They are to check and found the system very subtle violations. Sony identifying weaknesses and process. "
 
According to The Guardian, two British men were arrested in May last year because it is related to the violations. But now they are on bail and awaiting trial.
 
Service into your music Michael Jackson, along with your music singer Will.I.Am (Black Eyed Peas group) and Freddie Mercury (Queen group) was discovered several weeks after Sony's PlayStation Network network attack seriously significant in April last year. After interruptions week-long mystery, the company finally announced for 77 million customers that the important personal information, including name, address, email, birth date, user name, password an unauthorized person has been collected illegally.
Giant electronics and entertainment finally has to apologize to all customers and provide free criminal defense services. However, the violation is repeated a month later with Sony Music Japan and services online store Sony Ericsson attack. 6/2011, the group LulzSec hackers claimed to have "stolen" from 54 MB source development network entertainment Sony Computer Entertainment Developer Network as well as map the internal network of Sony BMG.
 
Not clear when the songs were downloaded illegally will be present on the Internet, however, protect the unreleased songs before the risk of unauthorized became a challenge for several years back here.