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Podcast: A Peek at the World of Android Botnets

 Vinay Pidathala tals about Android Botnets

FireEye security researcher Vinay Pidathala joins Ryan Naraine to talk about the MisoSMS botnet that steals SMS messages from Android devices and the state of security on the Android ecosystem.

 Vinay Pidathala tals about Android Botnets

FireEye security researcher Vinay Pidathala joins Ryan Naraine to talk about the MisoSMS botnet that steals SMS messages from Android devices and the state of security on the Android ecosystem.


Related: Massive Android Mobile Botnet Hijacking SMS Data

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Ryan Naraine is Editor-at-Large at SecurityWeek and host of the popular Security Conversations podcast series. He is a security community engagement expert who has built programs at major global brands, including Intel Corp., Bishop Fox and GReAT. Ryan is a founding-director of the Security Tinkerers non-profit, an advisor to early-stage entrepreneurs, and a regular speaker at security conferences around the world.

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