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Xuxian Jiang

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Department of Computer Science
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Targeting Privacy and Security, Wireless Week, May 3, 2012
Tigerbot Android trojan, Wired, April 5, 2012
New Android Malware Controlled by SMS, Records Calls, GPS Location, Threatpost, April 5, 2012
Android Malware TigerBot - Identified in Alternative Markets, CNET, April 5, 2012
SMS-Controlled Malware Hijacking Android Phones, Slashdot, April 9, 2012
New TGLoader Android Malware Found in Alternative Markets, Threatpost, March 26, 2012
Android apps a target for malware, York Daily Record, March 22, 2012
Another Day, Another Anxiety about App Risks, Investor Place, March 21, 2012
Ads in Android apps are a security hazard claims research, Know Your Mobile, March 21, 2012
Study: 1 in 337 Android Apps Pack Risky Ad Libraries, Tom's Guide, March 20, 2012
Android apps with ads found to pose privacy and security risks, BGR, March 20, 2012
Mobile Ads May Serve As a Malware Conduit, Slashdot, March 20, 2012
Android apps pose privacy risks, say researchers, ZDNet, March 20, 2012
Ads in mobile apps aren't just annoying -- they're risky, too, IT World, March 20, 2012
Report: In-App Ads Pose Significant Security Risk, Wireless Week, March 20, 2012
More than half of Google Play apps could pose security risks, The Inquirer, March 20, 2012
Android Ads Could Attack, Study Warns, MIT Technology Review, March 19, 2012
Researchers Question Security of In-App Ads, PC Magazine, March 19, 2012
Researchers Find Privacy and Security Holes in Android Apps with Ads, Ars Technica, March 19, 2012
Android Study Finds Privacy and Security Risks Related to In-App Advertising, Engadget, March 19, 2012
NCSU study: Ads in mobile apps create security, privacy risks, WRAL TechWire, March 19, 2012
Deep Dive Into Ad Network Behavior on Android, ReadWriteMobile, March 19, 2012
Including Ads in Mobile Apps Poses Privacy, Security Risks, Science Daily, March 19, 2012
Ads In Mobile Apps Could Pose Security Risk, WebProNews, March 19, 2012
Study: Including ads in mobile apps poses privacy, security risks, Science Codex, March 19, 2012
Apple, Google: Mobile App Ads Pose Significant Security Risks, Gemini, March 19, 2012
Android Apps Targeted by Malware, Mercury News, March 17, 2012
RootSmart Variants Bring a Challenge, InfoBoom, February 28, 2012
Android Botnet Swipes Up to $9,000 Per Day, MSNBC.com, February 10, 2012
Researchers Discover Android Mobile Botnet 100k Strong, Threatpost, February 10, 2012
Mobile Security Researchers Warn of Evolving Android Malware, V3.co.uk, February 10, 2012
Android Malware Connects to Botnet and Makes Premium Rate Calls by Rooting Itself, Tech Digest, February 10, 2012
Attacks on Android Devices Intensify, MIT Technology Review, February 9, 2012
Android Malware Gives Itself Root Access to Connect to Botnet, The Verge, February 9, 2012
New Android Malware Bags Millions in Revenues, Infosecurity Magazine, February 9, 2012
Android Botnet Exploits Gingerbread Root Access, InformationWeek, February 9, 2012
RootSmart Android Malware May Be Able To Sneak By Google’s New Bouncer (Update), TechCrunch, February 7, 2012
Evolving Android Malware Shows How Evil Apps Will Evade Google's Scans, Forbes, February 6, 2012
Lookout Rubbishes Symantec Android Malware Claim, ComputerWorld, January 30, 2012
Data Defender: Unmasking Malware, NC State Featured News, January 3, 2012
Android OS: Malicious Apps Can Steal Permissions, TechRepublic, January 2, 2012
Android Phone Makers Responsible For Security Leaks!, EFYTimes News, December 14, 2011
Hunting Smartphone Malware, Asia Correspondent, December 14, 2011
Some Smartphone Models More Vulnerable To Attack, Security Products, December 13, 2011
Manufacturers’ Android Modifications Open Security Leaks, Study Shows, Digital Trends, December 13, 2011
New Research Shows Android Bloatware Causes Security Risks, InfoBoom, December 12, 2011
Serious Privacy Vulnerability Exposed on Android™ Smartphones, Support.com Blog, December 12, 2011
Shield Your Android Smartphone from Malware with These Four Security Tips, Consumer Search, December 12, 2011
Android Vulnerability Allows Access to Mic, Camera, Data, Wired, December 6, 2011
Android Exploit Allows Unauthorized App to Record Audio, Take Pictures, Send SMS, Geek.com, December 6, 2011
MAJOR ANDROID SECURITY FLAW: It's Pretty Easy To Make An App That Eavesdrops On Calls, Business Insight, December 6, 2011
Smartphones: Security Gaps In Android Phones, ThirdAge, December 6, 2011
Paper: Capability leaks in Android phones, LWN.net, December 5, 2011
Security Holes Caused by Pre-installed Android Apps, The H-online.com, December 5, 2011
Motorola, Samsung, HTC Leaving Some Android Handsets Open to Permissions-based Attacks, Mobile Syrup, December 4, 2011
Several Android Handsets Leak Permissions, Says Study, Social Barrel, December 3, 2011
Android Bloatware Results in Serious Security Flaws, ZDNet, December 3, 2011
Pre-loaded Android Apps Leave Phones Open to Attack, MSNBC.com, December 2, 2011
Researchers Find Big Leaks In Pre-installed Android Apps, Slashdot, December 2, 2011
Some Android Phones Fail to Enforce Permissions, Exposed to Unauthorized App Access, Engadget, December 2, 2011
Smartphone Makers Break Android Security with Pre-installed Apps, InfoWorld, December 2, 2011
"Significant" Security Threats Found in Android Devices, SC Magazine, December 2, 2011
Phone Makers Break Android Security with Pre-installed Apps, IT World, December 2, 2011
Researchers Find Some Smartphone Models More Vulnerable to Attack, ACM TechNews, December 2, 2011
Pre-Loaded Android Apps Leave Phones Open to Attack, Security News Daily, December 2, 2011
Serious New Android Privacy Leak Demonstrated, PC Magazine, December 2, 2011
Researchers Identify Serious Capability Leaks in Many Android Phones, Threatpost, December 2, 2011
Security Researchers Find Privacy Leaks in Fundamental Pre-Installed Android Apps, Gizmodo, December 2, 2011
Researchers Discover Android Security Leaks in Pre-installed Software, The Verge, December 2, 2011
Android Bloatware's Dark Side Emerges, InformationWeek, December 1, 2011
Android Weakness Allows Hackers to Record Phone Calls, The Inquirer, December 1, 2011
Android under Attack on Two Security Fronts, Electronics Weekly, December 1, 2011
Phone Manufacturers Leaving Android Open to Attack, PC Pro, December 1, 2011
Android Permissions Flaw Could Allow Hackers to Snoop on Phone Calls, V3.co.uk, December 1, 2011
Android Permissions Glitch Allows Eavesdropping, Data Theft, Sophos Naked Security, December 1, 2011
Internet Storm Center Podcast, December 1, 2011
Many Android Phones Vulnerable to Hackers, TG Daily, December 1, 2011
Some Smartphones Are More Vulnerable to Attack, Homeland Security Newswire (HSNW), December 1, 2011
Researchers Find Big Leaks in Pre-installed Android Apps, Ars Technica, November 30, 2011
More Android Security Issues Exposed - This Time From Apps Already Installed On Your Device, Phandroid, November 30, 2011
Danger! Preinstalled Android Apps Can Have Security Flaws, IntoMobile, November 30, 2011
Android Glitch Allows Hackers to Bug Phone Calls, The Register, November 30, 2011
Researchers Find Some Smartphone Models More Vulnerable To Attack, Dark Reading, November 30, 2011
Researchers Use Woodpecker to Single Out Vulnerable Android Phones, Network World, November 30, 2011
Some Smartphone Models More Vulnerable to Attack, Science Daily, November 30, 2011
Android Smartphones Have Big Security Hole [VIDEO], Mashable, November 30, 2011
Study: Security Gaps in Android Phones, United Press International, November 30, 2011
Are Android Phones More Vulnerable To Hackers?, Consumer Affairs, November 30, 2011
Researchers Find That Not All Androids Are Equally Secure, Tom's Guide, November 30, 2011
Researchers Discover Serious Flaw in Android’s App Security, International Business Times, November 30, 2011
Researcher Found Potential ‘Backdoors’ On Android Smartphones, CR Geeky Room, November 30, 2011
Some Android Smartphones Vulnerable to Hackers, NCSU Warns, WRAL TechWire, November 30, 2011
Android Smartphone Security Harmed by Handset Manufacturer Improvements, Cellular News, November 30, 2011
Researchers Find Some Smartphone Models More Vulnerable to Attack, PhysOrg, November 30, 2011
Some Smartphone Models More Vulnerable To Attack, Newswise, November 30, 2011
Researchers Find Some Smartphone Models More Vulnerable to Attack, Science Codex, November 30, 2011
Android Dubbed a Cyber Menace as Mobile Malware Explodes, Computer World, November 21, 2011
Next-Gen Android Trojan Uses Google Library Disguise, Infosecurity Magazine, November 15, 2011
New Android Trojan Masquerades as Google Library, Taps Device Administration API, SecurityWeek, November 14, 2011
"DroidLive" New SMS Android Trojan Being Disguised as a Google Library, eHackingNews, November 14, 2011
Android Hackers Craft GingerMaster Rootkit, InformationWeek, August 24, 2011
Jailbreak Exploit Gingerly Hits Android With Malware, eWeek.com (Europe), August 24, 2011
Researcher Eyes Continued Criminal Focus on Mobile, SC Magazine, August 24, 2011
Android Malware Threatens to Crumble Gingerbread, Metro.co.uk, August 24, 2011
Latest Android Malware Infects Gingerbread via Jailbreak Exploit, eWeek.com, August 23, 2011
Beware the Android Gingermaster, TG Daily, August 23, 2011
Android Users Hit by Lethal Trojan Root Hack -- First Exploit for April's GingerBreak Root Crack Found, TechWorld, August 23, 2011
Researchers Find First Android Malware Targeting Gingerbread, Computer World, August 23, 2011
Android Gingerbread Virus Poses Fresh Smartphone Threat, Life of Android, August 22, 2011
Researchers Indentify New Android Malware, Computer Business Review, August 22, 2011
New Infection Hits Android 2.3, ihotdesk - IT News, August 22, 2011
GingerMaster Malware Threatens Android 2.3 Devices, Operation Android, August 21, 2011
Team Identifies GingerMaster Malware, Exploits Android 2.3 at Root-Level, Social Barrel, August 21, 2011
GingerMaster Is First Malware To Utilize A Root Exploit On Android 2.3, Dark Reading, August 21, 2011
Root Exploit for Gingerbread Paves Way for GingerMaster Malware, Mobile Magazine, August 20, 2011
New Android 'GingerMaster' Malware Infects Smartphones, Security News Daily, August 19, 2011
New Android 'GingerMaster' Malware Infects Smartphones , MSNBC.com, August 19, 2011
GingerMaster Android Malware Exploits Root Access, Ubergizmo, August 19, 2011
Accelerometer Used to Log Smartphone Keystrokes, The H-online.com, August 19, 2011
GingerMaster Malware Seen Using Root Exploit for Android Gingerbread, Threatpost, August 18, 2011
Android Malware Trend Continues, GingerMaster Targeting Gingerbread, Techie Buzz, August 18, 2011
GingerMaster and evolution of the Android Malware, AlexerTech, August 18, 2011
8 Notorious Android Malware Attacks, InformationWeek, August 4, 2011
Android Trojans Target Prime-Rate SMS, eWeek.com (Europe), July 12, 2011
Malware Plagues Android Market Again, Mobiledia, July 12, 2011
Rash of Android malware tips up, some on Android Market , Electronista, July 12, 2011
New SMS Trojan Found In Android Markets, Slashdot, July 11, 2011
More Malware Targeting Android, CNET, July 11, 2011
New Android Trojans Go After SMS Messages, eWeek.com, July 11, 2011
Researchers Uncover More Android Malware on Google's Market, Computer World, July 11, 2011
Researchers Warn of New Android Trojan, eSecurity Planet, July 11, 2011
New SMS Trojan Targeting Android Users, Threatpost, July 11, 2011
Android's Fast Racing: Don't Be Deceived by These Legit Looking Apps, International Business Times, July 8, 2011
中国移动安全现状和发展趋势, 2011中国手机安全产业大会, July 8, 2011
Hackers Booby-trap an Android Racing Game with Malware, The Inquirer, July 7, 2011
New Android Spyware Can Switch C&C Servers, Softpedia, July 7, 2011
Bad Apps: Avoid Them, TechRepublic, July 1, 2011
DroidKungFu Malware Evolves to Avoid Detection, Phandroid, July 1, 2011
Google Pulls Malware From The Android Market, ITProPortal, June 16, 2011
More Malware-Infected Apps Found In Android Market, Slashdot, June 15, 2011
Latest Android Malware Takes Flight With Angry Birds, Dark Reading, June 14, 2011
谷歌证实应用商店存在间谍软件:已移除相关应用 , 新浪科技, June 14, 2011

Google Yanks Malware Masking As Angry Birds Add-Ons, TechCrunch, June 13, 2011
Google: Spyware Found, Removed from Android Market, Threatpost, June 13, 2011
Beware Angry Birds Help Offers: Malware in Disguise, InformationWeek, June 13, 2011
Google Removes More Android Malware, eWEEK, June 13, 2011
Google Pulls More Malware-Infected Apps From Android Market, PC Magazine, June 13, 2011
Android Malware Found in Angry Birds Apps, Wired, June 13, 2011
Google Pulls More Malware from Android Market, Computer World, June 13, 2011
New Android Malware Most Stealthy Yet, Computing.co.uk, June 13, 2011
Google Yanks Malware Masking As Angry Birds Add-Ons, MobileCrunch, June 13, 2011
Android Malware Apps Yanked By Google After Android Market 'Plankton' Outbreak, Huffington post, June 13, 2011
Toxic Plankton Feeds on Android Market for Two Months, The Register, June 13, 2011
Android `Plankton' Malware Contains Bot-like Code, Webroot Threat Blog, June 10, 2011
New Trojan Horse for Android Spreads with Angry Birds Rio Unlock, Dr.Web News, June 10, 2011
More Infected Apps Found in Android Market, MSNBC.com, June 9, 2011
More Infected Apps Found in Android Market, Security News Daily, June 9, 2011
Plankton Android Trojan Found in 10 Apps on Android Market, Help Net Security, June 9, 2011
Google Removes 'Suspicious' Apps From Android Market, Dark Reading, June 9, 2011
New Stealthy Android Malware Plankton Found in Official Android Market, Juniper Global Threat Center, June 9, 2011
Latest Android Malware Turns Control of Your Phone Over to Hackers, Phandroid, June 7, 2011
DroidKungFu Malware Targets Android Users In China, IT-Portal, June 7, 2011
More Android Malware Uncovered, The Wall Street Journal (Blogs), June 6, 2011
Android Malware Rears Its Ugly Head... Yet Again, MobileCrunch, June 6, 2011
Be Aware of a New Android Malware called DroidKungFu, Mobile OS Reviews, June 6, 2011
Android Security Fears Escalate Again Thanks to Researchers Spotting More Trojanised Apps, IT Pro, June 6, 2011
DroidKungFu Android Malware Steals Data, Avoids Anti-Virus Detection, The Next Web, June 6, 2011
Android Phones Vulnerable to New Security Threat, ihotdesk - IT News, June 6, 2011
Be Aware of A New Android Malware DroidKungFu Can Take Full Control of Your Phone, GSM Arena, June 6, 2011
Android Malware DroidKungFu Turns Handsets Into Bots, Phone Review, June 6, 2011
DroidKungFu Malware Steals Android Data, Top10.com, June 6, 2011
DroidKungFu Malware Discovered on Android Platform, V3.co.uk, June 6, 2011
DroidKungFu Android Malware Steals Sensitive Data, Avoids Anti-Virus Detection, IT Networks, June 6, 2011
An App to Protect Your Information, The Wall Street Journal (Blogs), April 25, 2011
NCSU Teases TISSA for Android, A Security Manager that Keeps Personal Bits Private, Engadget, April 19, 2011
US Researchers Developing Software to Protect Android Devices From Hacking, Infosecurity Magazine, April 19, 2011
Researchers Find Way to Restrict Which Data Android Apps Access, Put Privacy Options in User’s Hand, Androinica, April 18, 2011
Researchers Develop Privacy-Protecting Android App, Threatpost, April 15, 2011
Android Security Software Designed to Stop Hackers Stealing Personal Data, TechWorld, April 14, 2011
Researchers Aim To Stop Android Data Leaks, InformationWeek, April 14, 2011
New Software Creates Privacy Mode for Android Phones, InfoSec India, April 14, 2011
Android Security Holes Patched by App Being Tested, Mobility Feeds, April 14, 2011
New Software Creates Privacy Mode For The Android, Dark Reading, April 13, 2011
Program Improves Smartphone Security, United Press International, April 13, 2011
Android More Secure With New Privacy Mode Software, Mobile LifeStyle, April 13, 2011
Researchers Out to Defend Android Users from Privacy Thieves, Network World, April 13, 2011
New App To Fix Android's Privacy And Data-Security Holes Coming Soon, Fast Company, April 13, 2011
Researchers Develop Android Security Software, PCWorld, April 13, 2011
Researchers Create Privacy Mode to Help Secure Android Smartphones, Cellular-News, April 13, 2011
Privacy Mode Helps Secure Android Smartphones, Science Daily, April 13, 2011
Researchers Create Privacy Mode to Help Secure Android Smartphones, PhysOrg, April 13, 2011
Hackers Could Take a Security Bite Out of Android Gingerbread, InfoSecurity Magazine, February 1, 2011
Google Fails to Fix Android Flaw, SC Magazine, February 1, 2011
Information Security Researchers Discover Vulnerability in Android Gingerbread, EC-Council, February 1, 2011
Data Leak Vulnerability In Android Gingerbread, InformationWeek, January 31, 2011
Android 2.3 Security Vulnerability Allows Remote Viewing of Files, The Inquirer, January 31, 2011
Google Fails to Fix Android Flaw, PC Pro, January 31, 2011
Gingerbread Data-Stealing Flaw Discovered, IT Pro, January 31, 2011
Data Theft Vulnerability in Android 2.3 Not Plugged, The H-online, January 31, 2011
Researchers Find Critical Vulnerability In Android 2.3, ITProPortal, January 31, 2011
Android 2.3 Gingerbread Update Not All Candy & Sunshine, GizmoCrunch, January 30, 2011
New Android Exploit Discovered to Steal Data, Slashdot, January 29, 2011
Not Again Android, Mobility Digest, January 29, 2011
Android 2.3 Gingerbread Security Flaw Reveals microSD Contents to Attackers, IntoMobile, January 29, 2011
Yet Another Android Data Stealing Vulnerability Uncovered Affects All Versions of the OS, Android Police, January 29, 2011
Drive-by Exploit Slurps Sensitive Data from Android Phones, The Register, January 29, 2011
Android 2.3 Security Bug Shows microSD Access Vulnerability, Engadget, January 29, 2011
Researcher Finds Google Android Data Stealing Vulnerability, eWeek.com, January 28, 2011
Data-Leak Flaw Found In Newest Version Of Google Android, Dark Reading, January 28, 2011
NCSU Researcher Finds Another Android Security Vulnerability, The News & Observer, January 28, 2011
New Google Android version 2.3 Has Security Vulnerability, Researcher Says, TechJournal South, January 28, 2011
Android 2.3 Still Vulnerable To Previously "Fixed" Data Theft, Techie Buzz, January 28, 2011
Detecting Danger in the Cloud, Dr. Dobb's, September 27, 2010
NC State, IBM Researchers Create 'Stealth' Hypervisor Security Tool, Dark Reading, September 20, 2010
Scientists Propose Guaranteed Hypervisor Security, Slashdot, May 17, 2010
Boffins Propose 'Guaranteed' Hypervisor Security, iTnews, May 15, 2010
Researches Developed HyperSafe Against Blue Pill, Top TechReviews, May 13, 2010
Virtual Malware Faces HyperSafe Lockdown, ZDNet UK, May 11, 2010
Virtualization Security Needs a Closer Look, Smarter Technology, May 10, 2010
Can The Clouds Really Be Secure?, The Jakarta Post, May 10, 2010
Protecting Virtualisation Hypervisors from Blue Pill Attacks, Computer World, UK, May 10, 2010
Researchers to Cure Blue Pill Virtualization Attacks, Computer World, Australia, May 10, 2010
Curing Blue Pill Virtualisation Attacks, TechWorld, May 10, 2010
Researchers to Cure Blue Pill Virtualization Attacks, PC World, May 7, 2010
Researchers to Cure Blue Pill Virtualization Attacks, Network World, May 7, 2010
New Security for Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Scientific Computing, May 3, 2010
Researchers Lock Down The Hypervisor, Dark Reading, April 29, 2010
HyperSafe Protects Hypervisor Computer Viruses, L'Atelier, April 29, 2010
Research Software Secures Hypervisor Behavior, Threatpost, April 28, 2010
Securing the Cloud, Homeland Security Newswire (HSNW), April 28, 2010
New Research Spawns Hypervisor Protection Software , HPC In the Cloud, April 27, 2010
Software Enhances Security for Cloud Computing, Government Technology, April 27, 2010
New Research Offers Security for Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Science Daily, April 27, 2010
HookSafe Protects Kernel from Rootkits, Linux Pro Magazine, November 13, 2009
Scientists Unveil Lightweight Rootkit Protection, Slashdot posting, November 11, 2009
Boffins Boast Newfangled Rootkit Blocker, The Register, November 11, 2009
Protecting OSs from RootKits, Bruce Schneier's Blog, November 10, 2009
New Tool Seeks to Block Rootkits by Protecting Their Targets, Ars Technica, November 4, 2009
Boffins Work Out How to Foil Rootkits, The Inquirer, November 4, 2009
Researchers Create Hypervisor-Based Tool For Blocking Rootkits, Dark Reading, November 3, 2009
Hooks Hijacked? New Research Shows How To Block Stealthy Malware Attacks, Science Daily, November 3, 2009

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