Tag Archives : Russia

Android A Trojan horse began appearing on phones running Google’s Android software in Russia. The malware was detected by security firm Kaspersky, who reported the file is named “Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a” and is downloaded as a .APK Android app. This is the first known Android specific trojan. Once the file is installed the Trojan horse begins sending text messages to premium-rate [...]

Image via CrunchBase DST (Digital Sky Technologies), the company owned by Russian billionaire Yuri Milner has outlined its plans for the next 5 years and it’s hardly surprising that the company plans to put in a billion dollars to further tap the potential of social media. Clearly, the phenomenal success of DST’s 2 major social media investments – Facebook and Zynga will pave the path [...]