BBC News releases malware… on purpose

IPv6 update

Cybersecurity Update – Tune in weekdays at 30 minutes past the hour for the latest cybersecurity news on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris (6-10 a.m.) and the DorobekINSIDER with Chris Dorobek (3-7 p.m.). G-Hacks.net reports the malware takes the form of a game, but it actually spies on the smartphone owner. It gathers contacts, text messages and the phones’ location…then sends all the information to a specific email address. The BBC says the malware was built using standard software toolkits, which makes it much harder to spot.

  • With all of the noise about cloud computing, data center consolidation and transparent government, you could almost forget the government is under mandate to make sure networks incorporate IPv6 — the new internet protocol that gives all sorts of security benefits. In a press release, Qwest Communications says not only is there plenty of room in the IPv6 pool, next-generation security is baked in. Learn more this morning from Pieter Poll, Qwest’s chief technology officer on the Federal Drive by clicking here.

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