Lookout

An advertising software development kit (SDK) called Igexin, which can spy on users through otherwise benign apps by downloading malicious plugins, was found in around 500 Google Play apps by security company Lookout.

A mobile strain of ‘ransomware’ targeting Android users has infected almost one million devices in the US in just 30 days.

CEOs from Bitcoin, Connecthings, Lookout, Raspberry Pi Foundation and Shhmooze join the debate.

John Hering, CEO, Lookout, presents in the session entitled ‘Innovation Unleashed.

LIVE FROM GSMA MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS 2014: Being unafraid of failure and taking risks are key elements when looking to innovate, according to the heads of several companies speaking in the final keynote of Mobile World Congress.

Mobile security firm Lookout uncovered new Android malware, posing as an “innocent, if somewhat agressive” ad network. The malware family, called BadNews, has been discovered in 32 apps across four different Google developer accounts.

Security firm TrustGo said it had discovered a “new and dangerous virus” in the Google Play store which it said was “designed to look like an update to the Lookout mobile security application”.