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Keegan Bradley joins fellow Major Champions at Irish Open | Golf News - Blogger - 0 views

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    The Irish Open will boast three of the four current Major Champions after Keegan Bradley, the reigning US PGA Championship winner and one of a new breed of American stars, confirmed he will be heading for Royal Portrush Golf Club. The 25 year old has never played a professional tournament in Europe, but has been lured by the magnificent links of Royal Portrush, where he will compete among a stellar field which also includes current US Open Champion Rory McIlroy and reigning Open Champion Darren Clarke. The strength of the line-up for the €2million event, which is being played in Northern Ireland for the first time since 1953 from June 28 to July 1, is growing week by week, with Graeme McDowell, the 2010 US Open Champion, and three-time Major winner Padraig Harrington also confirmed. With Italian brothers Edoardo and Francesco Molinari also playing, it means half of the victorious 2010 European Ryder Cup Team has already confirmed they will be in attendance at the famous County Antrim venue. Bradley, who has high hopes of facing Europe in September by qualifying for the United States Ryder Cup Team, arrived under the spotlight of global golf in 2011 when he won the US PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in dramatic fashion. A triple bogey at the 15th left him five shots behind with three holes to play, but birdies at the 16th and 17th gave him a share of the lead after 72 holes, and he went on to defeat his compatriot Jason Dufner in a three-hole play-off. The former all-state ski racer and 2011 US PGA Tour Rookie of the Year became only the third player to win on his Major Championship debut, after Francis Ouimet in the 1913 US Open and Ben Curtis in The 132nd Open Championship in 2003. Bradley is following fellow young Americans Dustin Johnson and Masters Champion Bubba Watson, who last summer played in Europe in the build-up to The Open Championship, and he is relishing the experience. "I'm very proud of my Irish heritage," said Bradley,
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Keegan Bradley joins fellow Major Champions at Irish Open | Golf News - The-looser-it-s-me - 0 views

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    The Irish Open will boast three of the four current Major Champions after Keegan Bradley, the reigning US PGA Championship winner and one of a new breed of American stars, confirmed he will be heading for Royal Portrush Golf Club. The 25 year old has never played a professional tournament in Europe, but has been lured by the magnificent links of Royal Portrush, where he will compete among a stellar field which also includes current US Open Champion Rory McIlroy and reigning Open Champion Darren Clarke. The strength of the line-up for the €2million event, which is being played in Northern Ireland for the first time since 1953 from June 28 to July 1, is growing week by week, with Graeme McDowell, the 2010 US Open Champion, and three-time Major winner Padraig Harrington also confirmed. With Italian brothers Edoardo and Francesco Molinari also playing, it means half of the victorious 2010 European Ryder Cup Team has already confirmed they will be in attendance at the famous County Antrim venue. Bradley, who has high hopes of facing Europe in September by qualifying for the United States Ryder Cup Team, arrived under the spotlight of global golf in 2011 when he won the US PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in dramatic fashion. A triple bogey at the 15th left him five shots behind with three holes to play, but birdies at the 16th and 17th gave him a share of the lead after 72 holes, and he went on to defeat his compatriot Jason Dufner in a three-hole play-off. The former all-state ski racer and 2011 US PGA Tour Rookie of the Year became only the third player to win on his Major Championship debut, after Francis Ouimet in the 1913 US Open and Ben Curtis in The 132nd Open Championship in 2003. Bradley is following fellow young Americans Dustin Johnson and Masters Champion Bubba Watson, who last summer played in Europe in the build-up to The Open Championship, and he is relishing the experience. "I'm very proud of my Irish heritage," said Bradley, wh
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Keegan Bradley joins fellow Major Champions at Irish Open | Golf News - 0 views

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    The Irish Open will boast three of the four current Major Champions after Keegan Bradley, the reigning US PGA Championship winner and one of a new breed of American stars, confirmed he will be heading for Royal Portrush Golf Club. The 25 year old has never played a professional tournament in Europe, but has been lured by the magnificent links of Royal Portrush, where he will compete among a stellar field which also includes current US Open Champion Rory McIlroy and reigning Open Champion Darren Clarke. The strength of the line-up for the €2million event, which is being played in Northern Ireland for the first time since 1953 from June 28 to July 1, is growing week by week, with Graeme McDowell, the 2010 US Open Champion, and three-time Major winner Padraig Harrington also confirmed. With Italian brothers Edoardo and Francesco Molinari also playing, it means half of the victorious 2010 European Ryder Cup Team has already confirmed they will be in attendance at the famous County Antrim venue. Bradley, who has high hopes of facing Europe in September by qualifying for the United States Ryder Cup Team, arrived under the spotlight of global golf in 2011 when he won the US PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in dramatic fashion. A triple bogey at the 15th left him five shots behind with three holes to play, but birdies at the 16th and 17th gave him a share of the lead after 72 holes, and he went on to defeat his compatriot Jason Dufner in a three-hole play-off. The former all-state ski racer and 2011 US PGA Tour Rookie of the Year became only the third player to win on his Major Championship debut, after Francis Ouimet in the 1913 US Open and Ben Curtis in The 132nd Open Championship in 2003. Bradley is following fellow young Americans Dustin Johnson and Masters Champion Bubba Watson, who last summer played in Europe in the build-up to The Open Championship, and he is relishing the experience. "I'm very proud of my Irish heritage," said Bradley,
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The Tyler Group: Working in Barcelona - edublogs/zimbio - The-looser-it-s-me - 0 views

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    Working in Barcelona can be an amazing experience for expats. The cosmopolitan environment and ideal location at the Mediterranean Sea make for great business opportunities for people working in Barcelona. Our guide to working in Barcelona has info on the job search, business etiquette, and more. Without a doubt, expats working in Barcelona benefit from the city's convenient location right on the Mediterranean Sea. Barcelona has in fact been a major hub for business and trade for centuries. Thus, expats with plans on working in Barcelona's trading and manufacturing industries may have found just the right place. However, aside from the city's traditional sectors, tourism and culture are also on the rise. After all, Barcelona is considered a major center for art, architecture, and design. Working in Barcelona allows expats to contribute significantly to Spain's income. After all, Barcelona alone generates a quarter of Spain's GDP. The greater Barcelona region boasts a large local market. The highly diversified structure of its economy and the weight of its industrial base turn the city into a culturally and industrially vibrant center. In 2010, more than 14 million tourists visited the city of Barcelona. While you are working in Barcelona, you will quickly realize that the tertiary sector plays an important role within Barcelona's economy, mostly because it provides most jobs in the city. Aside from the tertiary sector, manufacturing is a major industry in Barcelona. However, there are other fields which contribute significantly to Barcelona's economy. In this section, we are introducing some of these sectors to expats working in Barcelona. The ICT sector is considered one of the major contributors to Barcelona's economy. The sector combines IT and telecommunication with audiovisual systems which make up new ICT applications. The ICT sector is highly productive. With over 1,700 companies and 155 research institutes, Catalonia and particularly Ba
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Bradley Associates Make sure that you are not playing this Olympics global phishing tri... - 0 views

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    When the Summer Olympics roll around, you can count on some intense competition in key events like gymnastics. But for 2012, the action isn't just on the mat. It seems that distributing and battling malware and phishing efforts disguised as Olympics apps and info are practically an exhibition sport this summer. An app called "London Olympics Widget" seems harmless enough, but according to Bradley Webroot's security blog, it actually rifles through your contacts, device info, and text messages. It's no longer available via the Google Play store, but it's still listed on an Australian site aggregating Android apps, where there are plenty of the telltale signs of skeezy code, including this odd Gmail contact address and English grammar that's not quite right.Other bits of evidence suggest the app isn't what it appears to be it's digitally signed from New Delhi, and its own screenshots reveal that, well, it's a pretty lame-looking widget. GFI Software also claims to have found Russian servers hosting sites posing as legit app stores to push out the nasty code to unsuspecting Android devices, making the former Soviet republic competitive in both the medal and malware count this year. Hijacking Olympics fever for fits of digital nastiness didn't originate with the 2012 Games, but using Android as the major vehicle for such efforts may have. Back in 2008, when the Games were in Beijing, more than a dozen different Trojan horses were spotted attached to e-mails with subject lines like "The Beijing 2008 Torch Relay." Those e-mail attacks are back for the London Games as well, and if you've been duped in the process of obsessively tracking the medal count, there's a removal tool now available. Bradley Associates also has this helpful list of some of the Olympics-related threats seen this summer. It's a handy reference to check before you click. You've been warned, Olympics fans. Now let's get back to the Games. But just remember â€
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Bradley Associates Make sure that you are not playing this Olympics global phishing tri... - 0 views

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    When the Summer Olympics roll around, you can count on some intense competition in key events like gymnastics. But for 2012, the action isn't just on the mat. It seems that distributing and battling malware and phishing efforts disguised as Olympics apps and info are practically an exhibition sport this summer. An app called "London Olympics Widget" seems harmless enough, but according to Bradley Webroot's security blog, it actually rifles through your contacts, device info, and text messages. It's no longer available via the Google Play store, but it's still listed on an Australian site aggregating Android apps, where there are plenty of the telltale signs of skeezy code, including this odd Gmail contact address and English grammar that's not quite right.Other bits of evidence suggest the app isn't what it appears to be it's digitally signed from New Delhi, and its own screenshots reveal that, well, it's a pretty lame-looking widget. GFI Software also claims to have found Russian servers hosting sites posing as legit app stores to push out the nasty code to unsuspecting Android devices, making the former Soviet republic competitive in both the medal and malware count this year. Hijacking Olympics fever for fits of digital nastiness didn't originate with the 2012 Games, but using Android as the major vehicle for such efforts may have. Back in 2008, when the Games were in Beijing, more than a dozen different Trojan horses were spotted attached to e-mails with subject lines like "The Beijing 2008 Torch Relay." Those e-mail attacks are back for the London Games as well, and if you've been duped in the process of obsessively tracking the medal count, there's a removal tool now available. Bradley Associates also has this helpful list of some of the Olympics-related threats seen this summer. It's a handy reference to check before you click. You've been warned, Olympics fans. Now let's get back to the Games. But just remember
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Bradley Associates Make sure that you are not playing this Olympics global phishing trip - 0 views

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    When the Summer Olympics roll around, you can count on some intense competition in key events like gymnastics. But for 2012, the action isn't just on the mat. It seems that distributing and battling malware and phishing efforts disguised as Olympics apps and info are practically an exhibition sport this summer. An app called "London Olympics Widget" seems harmless enough, but according to Bradley Webroot's security blog, it actually rifles through your contacts, device info, and text messages. It's no longer available via the Google Play store, but it's still listed on an Australian site aggregating Android apps, where there are plenty of the telltale signs of skeezy code, including this odd Gmail contact address and English grammar that's not quite right.Other bits of evidence suggest the app isn't what it appears to be it's digitally signed from New Delhi, and its own screenshots reveal that, well, it's a pretty lame-looking widget. GFI Software also claims to have found Russian servers hosting sites posing as legit app stores to push out the nasty code to unsuspecting Android devices, making the former Soviet republic competitive in both the medal and malware count this year. Hijacking Olympics fever for fits of digital nastiness didn't originate with the 2012 Games, but using Android as the major vehicle for such efforts may have. Back in 2008, when the Games were in Beijing, more than a dozen different Trojan horses were spotted attached to e-mails with subject lines like "The Beijing 2008 Torch Relay." Those e-mail attacks are back for the London Games as well, and if you've been duped in the process of obsessively tracking the medal count, there's a removal tool now available. Bradley Associates also has this helpful list of some of the Olympics-related threats seen this summer. It's a handy reference to check before you click. You've been warned, Olympics fans. Now let's get back to the Games. But just remember
chunks mheel

Bradley Associates Make sure that you are not playing this Olympics global phishing tri... - 0 views

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    When the Summer Olympics roll around, you can count on some intense competition in key events like gymnastics. But for 2012, the action isn't just on the mat. It seems that distributing and battling malware and phishing efforts disguised as Olympics apps and info are practically an exhibition sport this summer. An app called "London Olympics Widget" seems harmless enough, but according to Bradley Webroot's security blog, it actually rifles through your contacts, device info, and text messages. It's no longer available via the Google Play store, but it's still listed on an Australian site aggregating Android apps, where there are plenty of the telltale signs of skeezy code, including this odd Gmail contact address and English grammar that's not quite right.Other bits of evidence suggest the app isn't what it appears to be it's digitally signed from New Delhi, and its own screenshots reveal that, well, it's a pretty lame-looking widget. GFI Software also claims to have found Russian servers hosting sites posing as legit app stores to push out the nasty code to unsuspecting Android devices, making the former Soviet republic competitive in both the medal and malware count this year. Hijacking Olympics fever for fits of digital nastiness didn't originate with the 2012 Games, but using Android as the major vehicle for such efforts may have. Back in 2008, when the Games were in Beijing, more than a dozen different Trojan horses were spotted attached to e-mails with subject lines like "The Beijing 2008 Torch Relay." Those e-mail attacks are back for the London Games as well, and if you've been duped in the process of obsessively tracking the medal count, there's a removal tool now available. Bradley Associates also has this helpful list of some of the Olympics-related threats seen this summer. It's a handy reference to check before you click. You've been warned, Olympics fans. Now let's get back to the Games. But just remember â€
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Bradley Associates Make sure that you are not playing this Olympics global phishing tri... - 0 views

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    When the Summer Olympics roll around, you can count on some intense competition in key events like gymnastics. But for 2012, the action isn't just on the mat. It seems that distributing and battling malware and phishing efforts disguised as Olympics apps and info are practically an exhibition sport this summer. An app called "London Olympics Widget" seems harmless enough, but according to Bradley Webroot's security blog, it actually rifles through your contacts, device info, and text messages. It's no longer available via the Google Play store, but it's still listed on an Australian site aggregating Android apps, where there are plenty of the telltale signs of skeezy code, including this odd Gmail contact address and English grammar that's not quite right.Other bits of evidence suggest the app isn't what it appears to be it's digitally signed from New Delhi, and its own screenshots reveal that, well, it's a pretty lame-looking widget. GFI Software also claims to have found Russian servers hosting sites posing as legit app stores to push out the nasty code to unsuspecting Android devices, making the former Soviet republic competitive in both the medal and malware count this year. Hijacking Olympics fever for fits of digital nastiness didn't originate with the 2012 Games, but using Android as the major vehicle for such efforts may have. Back in 2008, when the Games were in Beijing, more than a dozen different Trojan horses were spotted attached to e-mails with subject lines like "The Beijing 2008 Torch Relay." Those e-mail attacks are back for the London Games as well, and if you've been duped in the process of obsessively tracking the medal count, there's a removal tool now available. Bradley Associates also has this helpful list of some of the Olympics-related threats seen this summer. It's a handy reference to check before you click. You've been warned, Olympics fans. Now let's get back to the Games. But just remember
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Bradley Associates Make sure that you are not playing this Olympics global phishing tri... - 0 views

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    When the Summer Olympics roll around, you can count on some intense competition in key events like gymnastics. But for 2012, the action isn't just on the mat. It seems that distributing and battling malware and phishing efforts disguised as Olympics apps and info are practically an exhibition sport this summer. An app called "London Olympics Widget" seems harmless enough, but according to Bradley Webroot's security blog, it actually rifles through your contacts, device info, and text messages. It's no longer available via the Google Play store, but it's still listed on an Australian site aggregating Android apps, where there are plenty of the telltale signs of skeezy code, including this odd Gmail contact address and English grammar that's not quite right.Other bits of evidence suggest the app isn't what it appears to be it's digitally signed from New Delhi, and its own screenshots reveal that, well, it's a pretty lame-looking widget. GFI Software also claims to have found Russian servers hosting sites posing as legit app stores to push out the nasty code to unsuspecting Android devices, making the former Soviet republic competitive in both the medal and malware count this year. Hijacking Olympics fever for fits of digital nastiness didn't originate with the 2012 Games, but using Android as the major vehicle for such efforts may have. Back in 2008, when the Games were in Beijing, more than a dozen different Trojan horses were spotted attached to e-mails with subject lines like "The Beijing 2008 Torch Relay." Those e-mail attacks are back for the London Games as well, and if you've been duped in the process of obsessively tracking the medal count, there's a removal tool now available. Bradley Associates also has this helpful list of some of the Olympics-related threats seen this summer. It's a handy reference to check before you click. You've been warned, Olympics fans. Now let's get back to the Games. But just remember â€
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Bradley Associates Make sure that you are not playing this Olympics global phishing tri... - 0 views

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    When the Summer Olympics roll around, you can count on some intense competition in key events like gymnastics. But for 2012, the action isn't just on the mat. It seems that distributing and battling malware and phishing efforts disguised as Olympics apps and info are practically an exhibition sport this summer. An app called "London Olympics Widget" seems harmless enough, but according to Bradley Webroot's security blog, it actually rifles through your contacts, device info, and text messages. It's no longer available via the Google Play store, but it's still listed on an Australian site aggregating Android apps, where there are plenty of the telltale signs of skeezy code, including this odd Gmail contact address and English grammar that's not quite right.Other bits of evidence suggest the app isn't what it appears to be it's digitally signed from New Delhi, and its own screenshots reveal that, well, it's a pretty lame-looking widget. GFI Software also claims to have found Russian servers hosting sites posing as legit app stores to push out the nasty code to unsuspecting Android devices, making the former Soviet republic competitive in both the medal and malware count this year. Hijacking Olympics fever for fits of digital nastiness didn't originate with the 2012 Games, but using Android as the major vehicle for such efforts may have. Back in 2008, when the Games were in Beijing, more than a dozen different Trojan horses were spotted attached to e-mails with subject lines like "The Beijing 2008 Torch Relay." Those e-mail attacks are back for the London Games as well, and if you've been duped in the process of obsessively tracking the medal count, there's a removal tool now available. Bradley Associates also has this helpful list of some of the Olympics-related threats seen this summer. It's a handy reference to check before you click. You've been warned, Olympics fans. Now let's get back to the Games. But just remember
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Bradley Associates Make sure that you are not playing this Olympics global phishing tri... - 0 views

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    When the Summer Olympics roll around, you can count on some intense competition in key events like gymnastics. But for 2012, the action isn't just on the mat. It seems that distributing and battling malware and phishing efforts disguised as Olympics apps and info are practically an exhibition sport this summer. An app called "London Olympics Widget" seems harmless enough, but according to Bradley Webroot's security blog, it actually rifles through your contacts, device info, and text messages. It's no longer available via the Google Play store, but it's still listed on an Australian site aggregating Android apps, where there are plenty of the telltale signs of skeezy code, including this odd Gmail contact address and English grammar that's not quite right.Other bits of evidence suggest the app isn't what it appears to be it's digitally signed from New Delhi, and its own screenshots reveal that, well, it's a pretty lame-looking widget. GFI Software also claims to have found Russian servers hosting sites posing as legit app stores to push out the nasty code to unsuspecting Android devices, making the former Soviet republic competitive in both the medal and malware count this year. Hijacking Olympics fever for fits of digital nastiness didn't originate with the 2012 Games, but using Android as the major vehicle for such efforts may have. Back in 2008, when the Games were in Beijing, more than a dozen different Trojan horses were spotted attached to e-mails with subject lines like "The Beijing 2008 Torch Relay." Those e-mail attacks are back for the London Games as well, and if you've been duped in the process of obsessively tracking the medal count, there's a removal tool now available. Bradley Associates also has this helpful list of some of the Olympics-related threats seen this summer. It's a handy reference to check before you click. You've been warned, Olympics fans. Now let's get back to the Games. But just remember â€
Ben Hatfield

Bradley Associates Make sure that you are not playing this Olympics global phishing tri... - 0 views

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    When the Summer Olympics roll around, you can count on some intense competition in key events like gymnastics. But for 2012, the action isn't just on the mat. It seems that distributing and battling malware and phishing efforts disguised as Olympics apps and info are practically an exhibition sport this summer. An app called "London Olympics Widget" seems harmless enough, but according to Bradley Webroot's security blog, it actually rifles through your contacts, device info, and text messages. It's no longer available via the Google Play store, but it's still listed on an Australian site aggregating Android apps, where there are plenty of the telltale signs of skeezy code, including this odd Gmail contact address and English grammar that's not quite right.Other bits of evidence suggest the app isn't what it appears to be it's digitally signed from New Delhi, and its own screenshots reveal that, well, it's a pretty lame-looking widget. GFI Software also claims to have found Russian servers hosting sites posing as legit app stores to push out the nasty code to unsuspecting Android devices, making the former Soviet republic competitive in both the medal and malware count this year. Hijacking Olympics fever for fits of digital nastiness didn't originate with the 2012 Games, but using Android as the major vehicle for such efforts may have. Back in 2008, when the Games were in Beijing, more than a dozen different Trojan horses were spotted attached to e-mails with subject lines like "The Beijing 2008 Torch Relay." Those e-mail attacks are back for the London Games as well, and if you've been duped in the process of obsessively tracking the medal count, there's a removal tool now available. Bradley Associates also has this helpful list of some of the Olympics-related threats seen this summer. It's a handy reference to check before you click. You've been warned, Olympics fans. Now let's get back to the Games. But just remember
Ben Hatfield

Bradley Associates Make sure that you are not playing this Olympics global phishing tri... - 0 views

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    When the Summer Olympics roll around, you can count on some intense competition in key events like gymnastics. But for 2012, the action isn't just on the mat. It seems that distributing and battling malware and phishing efforts disguised as Olympics apps and info are practically an exhibition sport this summer. An app called "London Olympics Widget" seems harmless enough, but according to Bradley Webroot's security blog, it actually rifles through your contacts, device info, and text messages. It's no longer available via the Google Play store, but it's still listed on an Australian site aggregating Android apps, where there are plenty of the telltale signs of skeezy code, including this odd Gmail contact address and English grammar that's not quite right.Other bits of evidence suggest the app isn't what it appears to be it's digitally signed from New Delhi, and its own screenshots reveal that, well, it's a pretty lame-looking widget. GFI Software also claims to have found Russian servers hosting sites posing as legit app stores to push out the nasty code to unsuspecting Android devices, making the former Soviet republic competitive in both the medal and malware count this year. Hijacking Olympics fever for fits of digital nastiness didn't originate with the 2012 Games, but using Android as the major vehicle for such efforts may have. Back in 2008, when the Games were in Beijing, more than a dozen different Trojan horses were spotted attached to e-mails with subject lines like "The Beijing 2008 Torch Relay." Those e-mail attacks are back for the London Games as well, and if you've been duped in the process of obsessively tracking the medal count, there's a removal tool now available. Bradley Associates also has this helpful list of some of the Olympics-related threats seen this summer. It's a handy reference to check before you click. You've been warned, Olympics fans. Now let's get back to the Games. But just remember â€
Brow Seoh

Bradley Associates Make sure that you are not playing this Olympics global phishing tri... - 0 views

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    When the Summer Olympics roll around, you can count on some intense competition in key events like gymnastics. But for 2012, the action isn't just on the mat. It seems that distributing and battling malware and phishing efforts disguised as Olympics apps and info are practically an exhibition sport this summer. An app called "London Olympics Widget" seems harmless enough, but according to Bradley Webroot's security blog, it actually rifles through your contacts, device info, and text messages. It's no longer available via the Google Play store, but it's still listed on an Australian site aggregating Android apps, where there are plenty of the telltale signs of skeezy code, including this odd Gmail contact address and English grammar that's not quite right.Other bits of evidence suggest the app isn't what it appears to be it's digitally signed from New Delhi, and its own screenshots reveal that, well, it's a pretty lame-looking widget. GFI Software also claims to have found Russian servers hosting sites posing as legit app stores to push out the nasty code to unsuspecting Android devices, making the former Soviet republic competitive in both the medal and malware count this year. Hijacking Olympics fever for fits of digital nastiness didn't originate with the 2012 Games, but using Android as the major vehicle for such efforts may have. Back in 2008, when the Games were in Beijing, more than a dozen different Trojan horses were spotted attached to e-mails with subject lines like "The Beijing 2008 Torch Relay." Those e-mail attacks are back for the London Games as well, and if you've been duped in the process of obsessively tracking the medal count, there's a removal tool now available. Bradley Associates also has this helpful list of some of the Olympics-related threats seen this summer. It's a handy reference to check before you click. You've been warned, Olympics fans. Now let's get back to the Games. But just remember
Anthony Cotton

Bradley Associates Make sure that you are not playing this Olympics global phishing tri... - 0 views

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    When the Summer Olympics roll around, you can count on some intense competition in key events like gymnastics. But for 2012, the action isn't just on the mat. It seems that distributing and battling malware and phishing efforts disguised as Olympics apps and info are practically an exhibition sport this summer. An app called "London Olympics Widget" seems harmless enough, but according to Bradley Webroot's security blog, it actually rifles through your contacts, device info, and text messages. It's no longer available via the Google Play store, but it's still listed on an Australian site aggregating Android apps, where there are plenty of the telltale signs of skeezy code, including this odd Gmail contact address and English grammar that's not quite right.Other bits of evidence suggest the app isn't what it appears to be it's digitally signed from New Delhi, and its own screenshots reveal that, well, it's a pretty lame-looking widget. GFI Software also claims to have found Russian servers hosting sites posing as legit app stores to push out the nasty code to unsuspecting Android devices, making the former Soviet republic competitive in both the medal and malware count this year. Hijacking Olympics fever for fits of digital nastiness didn't originate with the 2012 Games, but using Android as the major vehicle for such efforts may have. Back in 2008, when the Games were in Beijing, more than a dozen different Trojan horses were spotted attached to e-mails with subject lines like "The Beijing 2008 Torch Relay." Those e-mail attacks are back for the London Games as well, and if you've been duped in the process of obsessively tracking the medal count, there's a removal tool now available. Bradley Associates also has this helpful list of some of the Olympics-related threats seen this summer. It's a handy reference to check before you click. You've been warned, Olympics fans. Now let's get back to the Games. But just remember â€
Anthony Cotton

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    When the Summer Olympics roll around, you can count on some intense competition in key events like gymnastics. But for 2012, the action isn't just on the mat. It seems that distributing and battling malware and phishing efforts disguised as Olympics apps and info are practically an exhibition sport this summer. An app called "London Olympics Widget" seems harmless enough, but according to Bradley Webroot's security blog, it actually rifles through your contacts, device info, and text messages. It's no longer available via the Google Play store, but it's still listed on an Australian site aggregating Android apps, where there are plenty of the telltale signs of skeezy code, including this odd Gmail contact address and English grammar that's not quite right.Other bits of evidence suggest the app isn't what it appears to be it's digitally signed from New Delhi, and its own screenshots reveal that, well, it's a pretty lame-looking widget. GFI Software also claims to have found Russian servers hosting sites posing as legit app stores to push out the nasty code to unsuspecting Android devices, making the former Soviet republic competitive in both the medal and malware count this year. Hijacking Olympics fever for fits of digital nastiness didn't originate with the 2012 Games, but using Android as the major vehicle for such efforts may have. Back in 2008, when the Games were in Beijing, more than a dozen different Trojan horses were spotted attached to e-mails with subject lines like "The Beijing 2008 Torch Relay." Those e-mail attacks are back for the London Games as well, and if you've been duped in the process of obsessively tracking the medal count, there's a removal tool now available. Bradley Associates also has this helpful list of some of the Olympics-related threats seen this summer. It's a handy reference to check before you click. You've been warned, Olympics fans. Now let's get back to the Games. But just remember
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