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Xuxian Jiang

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Popular Android Anti-Virus Software Fooled By Trivial Techniques, Slashdot, May 7, 2013
Anti-Virus Software for Android Fooled by Common Techniques, Researchers Say, SecurityWeek, May 6, 2013
News Pentagon nod shows Android can be as secure as BlackBerry , Network World, May 5, 2013
Android Virus Scanners Are Easily Fooled, The H, May 3, 2013
Google Play Changes Bring Cautious Optimism on Android Security, CSO Online, May 1, 2013
Mobile AV Apps Fail To Detect Disguised Malware, Dark Reading, April 29, 2013
Apps to consider when crafting a mobile security strategy, The News & Observer, February 17, 2013
Missed connections on security fixes leave many Android phones at risk, The News & Observer, February 10, 2013
Fragmentation leaves Android phones vulnerable to hackers, The Washington Post, February 6, 2013
ACLU takes wireless carriers to task for poor Android security, CSO Online, February 4, 2013
BYOD keeps expanding, and IT just has to deal with it, CITEWorld, January 3, 2013
Android Still Highly Susceptible To Malware, Mobile Bloom News, January 3, 2013
Google's Android App Scanner Falls Short in Security Test, PCWorld, December 12, 2012
Android Malware Still Sneaking Past New Security Feature, Researcher Finds, Huffington Post, December 11, 2012
Study Finds Weakness in Google’s Android Security Service, New York Times, December 11, 2012
Android App Verification Service Misses 85% of Sideloaded Malware, ZDNet, December 11, 2012
Android 4.2恶意应用识别弱爆了 , 新浪科技, December 11, 2012

Android 4.2 App Verification Service Tested, Found No Substitute for Full Anti-Malware Tools, Engadget, December 10, 2012
Low Detection Rates Mar Google Android Application Verification Service, Threatpost, December 10, 2012
Boffin: Android's On-board Malware Scanner Utterly FAILS, The Register, December 10, 2012
Android's Built-in Malware Scanner Gets a Failing Grade, Ars Technica, December 10, 2012
Google's Android Malware Detection Falls Short, InformationWeek, December 10, 2012
Google App Verification Service Detects Only 15% of Infected Apps, Slashdot, December 10, 2012
NCSU: Google's New Mobile App Verification Service Misses Most Malware, WRAL TechWire, December 10, 2012
Researchers Find Android 4.2's App Verification Detects Only 15% of Known Malware, The Next Web, December 10, 2012
Only 15% of Known Malware Caught by Android 4.2's Verifier, The H, December 10, 2012
Google's Android Malware Scanner Detects Only 15 Percent of Malicious Code in Test, The Verge, December 10, 2012
Android 4.2's Built-in Antivirus Software Only Detects 15% of Malware, Yahoo!, December 10, 2012
Android Users: Beware of 'Smishing', The News & Observer, November 11, 2012
Android Adware Capability A Vulnerability, Claim Boffins, The Register, November 8, 2012
Most Android Phones Exposed to 'Smishing' Texts, MSNBC, November 6, 2012
Most Android Phones Exposed to 'Smishing' Texts, TechNews Daily, November 6, 2012
Android Smishing Vulnerability Found in Android Open Source Project Firmware, Threatpost, November 5, 2012
Android SMS Phishing Exploit Uncovered, TechWorld, November 5, 2012
NCSU Researchers Flag Android Phishing Vulnerability; Google Promises Patch for Text Security Hole, The News & Observer, November 5, 2012
谷歌证实Android存在欺诈漏洞：涉及所有版本 , 新浪科技, November 5, 2012

Researchers find smishing vulnerability in all recent versions of Android, Google working on a fix, The Next Web, November 3, 2012
Android 'Smishing' Vulnerability Discovered by NCSU Researchers; Google Has a Fix Incoming, Engadget, November 2, 2012
NCSU Finds 'Smishing' Vulnerability in Android Phones, WRAL TechWire, November 2, 2012
California's Mobile Privacy Crackdown Praised, CSO Online, November 1, 2012
Is Danger Looming: Mobile Vulnerabilities, SC Magazine, October 1, 2012
FinFisher Surveillance Spyware Spreads to Smartphones, Toronto Star, August 31, 2012
How to Detect Apps Leaking Your Data, MIT Technology Review, August 10, 2012
CSOs Warned to Watch for FinFisher Spyware, Network World, August 9, 2012
Facebook Says It Has 14 Million 'Undesirable' User Accounts, CSO Online, August 2, 2012
Android Malware's Dirty Secret: Repackaging of Legit Apps, ZDNet, July 13, 2012
Android Researchers Demo Clickjacking Rootkit Vulnerability, InformationWeek, July 5, 2012
Security Boffins Brew Devilish Android Rootkit, The Register, July 4, 2012
"Clickjacking" Android Could Lead to App Level Phishing, The H, July 4, 2012
Android Susceptible to Sophisticated Clickjacking Malware, InfoWorld, July 3, 2012
Researchers Create "Clickjack Rootkit" for Android that Hijacks Apps, Ars Technica, July 3, 2012
Android Clickjacking Rootkit Attack is More Mischievous than Malicious at the Moment, ComputerWorld, July 3, 2012
Prototype Clickjacking Rootkit Developed For Android, Slashdot, July 2, 2012
Use Their App, Keep Your Data, MIT Technology Review, June 11, 2012
Experts dispute sandboxing would have stopped Flame, CSO Online, June 10, 2012
Encryption on the Go, TechNewsWorld, May 30, 2012
Academia joins in battling Android malware, Network World, May 29, 2012
Android Malware Genome Project will Catalog, Share Android Malware, Ars Technica, May 24, 2012
Android Malware Genome Project launched, The H, May 24, 2012
CompSci Eggheads to Map Android Malware Genome, The Register, May 23, 2012
Android Malware Genome Project Wants to Fight Malware by Understanding It, The Verge, May 23, 2012
New Initiative Promotes Sharing of Android Malware Research Worldwide, Beefing Up Mobile Anti-malware Tools, InformationWeek, May 23, 2012
研究人员绘制Android恶意程序基因, Yahoo!, May 23, 2012
N.C. State researcher Launches Project to Battle Android Malware, The News & Observer, May 23, 2012
Researchers 'Map' Android Malware Genome, Slashdot, May 22, 2012
Mobile Security Researchers Present Android Malware Genome Project at IEEE, Engadget, May 22, 2012
Researchers 'Map' Android Malware Genome, Dark Reading, May 22, 2012
NCSU Researcher Takes Fight against Android Malware Global, WRAL TechWire, May 22, 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
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
Including Ads in Mobile Apps Poses Privacy, Security Risks, Science Daily, March 19, 2012
Android Botnet Swipes Up to $9,000 Per Day, MSNBC, February 10, 2012
Researchers Discover Android Mobile Botnet 100k Strong, Threatpost, 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 Vulnerability Allows Access to Mic, Camera, Data, Wired, December 6, 2011
Security Holes Caused by Pre-installed Android Apps, The H, December 5, 2011
Android Bloatware Results in Serious Security Flaws, ZDNet, December 3, 2011
Pre-loaded Android Apps Leave Phones Open to Attack, MSNBC, 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
Serious New Android Privacy Leak Demonstrated, PC Magazine, December 2, 2011
Researchers Identify Serious Capability Leaks in Many Android Phones, Threatpost, 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
Phone Manufacturers Leaving Android Open to Attack, PC Pro, December 1, 2011
Internet Storm Center Podcast, SANS, December 1, 2011
Researchers Find Big Leaks in Pre-installed Android Apps, Ars Technica, 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
Some Android Smartphones Vulnerable to Hackers, NCSU Warns, WRAL TechWire, November 30, 2011
Researchers Find Some Smartphone Models More Vulnerable to Attack, PhysOrg, 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
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
Latest Android Malware Infects Gingerbread via Jailbreak Exploit, eWeek.com, 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
GingerMaster Is First Malware To Utilize A Root Exploit On Android 2.3, Dark Reading, August 21, 2011
New Android 'GingerMaster' Malware Infects Smartphones , MSNBC, August 19, 2011
Accelerometer Used to Log Smartphone Keystrokes, The H, August 19, 2011
GingerMaster Malware Seen Using Root Exploit for Android Gingerbread, Threatpost, August 18, 2011
8 Notorious Android Malware Attacks, InformationWeek, August 4, 2011
Android Trojans Target Prime-Rate SMS, eWeek.com, 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
New SMS Trojan Targeting Android Users, Threatpost, July 11, 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
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
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
More Infected Apps Found in Android Market, MSNBC, June 9, 2011
Google Removes 'Suspicious' Apps From Android Market, Dark Reading, June 9, 2011
More Android Malware Uncovered, The Wall Street Journal (Blogs), 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 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 The Android, Dark Reading, April 13, 2011
Researchers Out to Defend Android Users from Privacy Thieves, Network World, April 13, 2011
Researchers Develop Android Security Software, PCWorld, 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
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, January 31, 2011
Researchers Find Critical Vulnerability In Android 2.3, ITProPortal, January 31, 2011
New Android Exploit Discovered to Steal Data, Slashdot, 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
NC State, IBM Researchers Create 'Stealth' Hypervisor Security Tool, Dark Reading, September 20, 2010
Scientists Propose Guaranteed Hypervisor Security, Slashdot, May 17, 2010
Virtual Malware Faces HyperSafe Lockdown, ZDNet UK, May 11, 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
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
New Research Offers Security for Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Science Daily, April 27, 2010
Scientists Unveil Lightweight Rootkit Protection, Slashdot, 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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