smartphone users should be aware of malware

FanJ · Oct 16, 2012

Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
October 12, 2012

SMARTPHONE USERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF MALWARE TARGETING MOBILE DEVICES AND SAFETY MEASURES TO HELP AVOID COMPROMISE

The IC3 has been made aware of various malware attacking Android operating systems for mobile devices. Some of the latest known versions of this type of malware are Loozfon and FinFisher. Loozfon is an information-stealing piece of malware. Criminals use different variants to lure the victims. One version is a work-at-home opportunity that promises a profitable payday just for sending out email. A link within these advertisements leads to a website that is designed to push Loozfon on the user's device. The malicious application steals contact details from the user’s address book and the infected device's phone number.
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Read more at http://www.ic3.gov/media/2012/121012.aspx

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About IC3 http://www.ic3.gov/about/default.aspx

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C).
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siljaline · Oct 17, 2012

FBI Warns OF Android Threats As Google Readies Malware Scanner

It was reported yesterday that Google is currently developing a new malware scanner for its Google Play store. Turns out this was excellent timing, for the FBI, via its Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has just issued the latest warning about the rising number of malicious programs affecting Android devices.

According to the warning, the latest bugbears targeting Android phones go by the seemingly harmless names of Loozfon and FinFisher.

“IC3 has been made aware of various malware attacking Android operating systems for mobile devices. Some of the latest known versions of this type of malware are Loozfon and FinFisher,” the report said.
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• Also see: https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=333952 Google readying on-device malware scanner for Android

siljaline · Oct 19, 2012

FBI warns commercial spyware has made jump to Android

A recent FBI warning on Android malware includes the mobile version of spyware that was sold to law enforcement and governments, demonstrating how such commercial applications can pose a threat to private companies and consumers.

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center said this week that FinFisher was among the latest malware brought to its attention, along with a Trojan called Loozfon. To infect phones, criminals were sending text messages with links leading to a malicious web site.

FinFisher has been used for sometime in compromising personal computers. The commercial version was originally sold to law enforcement and governments as spyware in almost a dozen countries.

"FinFisher is a prime example of what is so risky about government agencies using software tools that can be abused for malicious purposes," Stephen Cobb, security evangelist for ESET, said by email. "There is massive irony in an FBI warning that a piece of software developed for law enforcement purposes is now a threat to our Android phones."
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Noob · Oct 20, 2012

siljaline said:

FBI warns commercial spyware has made jump to Android • Article
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Oh, the irony . . .
People are not even safe from the government.

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