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Winnti Group was planning a devastating supply-chain attack against Asian manufacturer

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Winnti Group is back with a new modular Win backdoor that was used to infect the servers of a high-profile Asian mobile hardware and software manufacturer. The Winnti group was first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, according to the researchers the gang has been active since 2007. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – Winnti, malware).

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Tracing the Supply Chain Attack on Android

Krebs on Security

” “At present, pre-installed partners cover the entire mobile phone industry chain, including mobile phone chip manufacturers, mobile phone design companies, mobile phone brand manufacturers, mobile phone agents, mobile terminal stores and major e-commerce platforms,” reads a descriptive blurb about the company.

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Chinese Ministry Issues New Rule Restricting Pre-Installation of Software by Manufacturers of Mobile Devices

Hunton Privacy

In April 2013, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China (the “MIIT”) issued a new rule entitled the “Notice on Strengthening the Administration of Networked Smart Mobile Devices” (the “Notice”). Read our previous coverage on the latest developments in China.

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FTC Orders Mobile Device Manufacturers to Provide Information about Security Updates for Study

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The companies must file their responses within 45 days from the date of service of the Orders.

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Tracing the Supply Chain Attack on Android

Krebs on Security

” “At present, pre-installed partners cover the entire mobile phone industry chain, including mobile phone chip manufacturers, mobile phone design companies, mobile phone brand manufacturers, mobile phone agents, mobile terminal stores and major e-commerce platforms,” reads a descriptive blurb about the company.

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FTC Settles Charges in First Case Against Mobile Device Manufacturer

Hunton Privacy

On February 22, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it had settled charges against HTC America, Inc. (“HTC”) This settlement marks the FTC’s first case against a mobile device manufacturer. Update : On July 2, 2013, the FTC approved the final settlement order with HTC.

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Experts spotted two Android spyware used by Indian APT Confucius

Security Affairs

Confucius is a pro-India APT group that has been active since 2013, it mainly focused on Pakistani and other South Asian targets. phone number, IMEI/Android ID, Model and Manufacturer, and Android version), Geolocation, Images stored on external storage, WhatsApp voice notes, if installed. .

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