Google removing virus-infected Android apps from phones, tablets
Google is remotely removing virus-infected Android apps from thousands of phones and tablets in its continuing clean up of what has become known as the "Droid Dream" scare. Last Tuesday, Goolge removed 21 free apps that were hacked and loaded with malware, and then distributed on the company's Android Marketplace. Since then, reports state that Google has removed more than 50 malicious apps from ...
Virus Found In Some Android Market Apps
More than a dozen apps sold on Google’s Android Market were recently found to be hiding malicious code that could hijack user information. This security breach, found on Wednesday, raises serious questions about the safety of the Android Market. A Reddit user, going by the name Lompolo, discovered the virus-laden apps when he realized that one program was listed under the name of a publisher he ...
Virus-laden apps infest Google’s ‘open’ Android platform; iPhone unaffected
More than 50 applications available via the official Android Marketplace...
Microsoft Fixes a Security Bug in Its Virus-scanner
Microsoft has patched a bug in its malware scanning engine that could be used as a stepping stone for an attacker looking to seize control of a Windows box.
Organ removal surgery through body's orifices, without any visible incisions
The Chicago Park District physical instructor needed a way to get the surgery performed without being laid up for weeks so she opted for an innovative minimally invasive procedure called Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) that would allow surgeons to perform organ removal surgery without any visible incisions and have her back on her feet the same day.
