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  IBM Overtakes Trend Micro as No. 3 Security Software Maker

  Symantec Corp and Intel Corp's McAfee retained their slots as the top two makers of security software in a market whose sales last year rose 4.9 per cent to $19.9 billion, according to the annual survey by the Connecticut-based research firm.

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  Google Play Store Removes 8 Fake Cryptocurrency Mining Apps for Tricking Users: Trend Micro

  Trend Micro reports that the eight fake apps included BitFunds – Crypto Cloud Mining, Bitcoin Miner – Cloud Mining, Bitcoin (BTC) – Pool Mining Cloud Wallet, and Ethereum (ETH) - Pool Mining Cloud. The firm says that two of these eight malicious apps were even paid; meaning users had to purchase them on installation.

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  Google Removes 85 Apps From Play Store Over Adware: Trend Micro

  Google has removed 85 apps from its Play Store after security researchers at Trend Micro found a particularly annoying adware hiding inside.

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  Google Play Deletes 29 Malicious Beauty Camera Apps That Stole Users' Information: Trend Micro

  Some of these Android apps have been downloaded millions of times and a large number of the download counts originated from Asia.

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  Google Pulls 85 Fake Apps Downloaded 9 Million Times From Play Store Over Adware: Trend Micro

  These apps infected the victims' smartphones with ads, and the only way to get rid of them is to uninstall the app, or in some cases, flashing the phone.

• Hackers Dump Data on Merkel, Politicians in Giant German Leak

  Data was leaked over the past weeks via a Twitter account calling itself “G0d”.

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  Apple Removes Trend Micro Apps from Mac App Store Over Data Collection

  Trend Micro initially said that the allegations were false, but later issued an apology after it found a browser collection functionality issue.

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  Vodafone Super Shield End-Point Security Suite Launched in India

  The new Vodafone Super Shield suite is available on Vodafone CloudStore for Rs. 99 per user per month or Rs. 999 per user for 12 months.

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  ZNIU is First Android Malware Exploiting Dirty COW Vulnerability

  The Dirty COW vulnerability first spotted last year now the first instance of a malware exploiting it has been spotted.

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  Global Losses Thanks to Cyber-Attacks Amount to $4 Billion in H1 2017: Trend Micro

  Trend Micro detected more than 82 million ransomware threats, along with more than 3,000 BEC attempts in the first half of the year.

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  GhostCtrl Backdoor Worm Can Hijack Your Android Device to Spy on You: Trend Micro

  The GhostCtrl backdoor worm can take the full control of your device and record your voice

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  180 Indian Firms Hit by Ransomware So Far in 2016: Trend Micro

  According to Trend Micro, 2016 has proven to be a year of online extortion through various malicious attacks.

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  'Godless' Android Malware Spreading Fast in India: Trend Micro

  "It contains various exploits to ensure it can root a device and it can even install spyware," the report warned.

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  Ransomware Now Threatening Android-Based Smart TVs: Trend Micro

  Trend Micro said the latest variant of "FLocker" is a police Trojan that pretends to be US Cyber Police or another law enforcement agency.

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  Hackers Laid Siege to Merkel's CDU Party: Trend Micro

  Researchers at Trend Micro said that the hacking group, dubbed Pawn Storm, appears to be behind attempts to steal personal and corporate data.