Another Devastating Android Security Flaw Uncovered; Macs Get Their First Ransomware; Do Backdoors Really Help Law Enforcement?; and More

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March 9, 2016

		Devastating Vulnerability Affects 66 Percent of Android Phones Researchers show off a new attack that can seize control of most Android phones.

		Transmission BitTorrent App Infects OS X With First Ransomware If you recently installed Transmission version 2.90 onto your Apple system, you might have infected yourself with some time-delayed ransomware.

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		Attorney General Lynch Pushes Apple to Comply With FBI iPhone Request Loretta Lynch says she respects Apple and Tim Cook, but urged them to comply with the DOJ's request.

		Eric Schmidt's New Gig: Pentagon Advisor A new Pentagon Advisory Board wants to tap "innovators from the private sector, in Silicon Valley and beyond." Will this help the government beef up its leaky security?

		Do Backdoors Actually Help Law Enforcement Catch Bad Guys? According to crypto expert Klaus Schmeh's research: probably not.

		Symantec Security Lives Inside the Internet of Things You don't realize it, but Symantec's technology may dwell inside your ATM, your car, or your doctor's MRI.

		More Stories • Future Wars Will Be Fought Over Digital Resources • Confirmed: The U.S. Is Launching Cyber Attacks Against ISIS • NSA Director: We're Accountable to You • These Hackers Are Writing a Program to End All Hacking

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