Android app attack
Malware has breached more than a million Google accounts and counting. , which infects Android devices when users download dodgy apps, was discovered by security firm Check Point. The malware makes the device install and rate apps promoted in adverts, netting the attacker money from the advertising network. Google is working with Check Point to investigate the issue and is notifying affected users.
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Predicting drug recalls
Could internet searches identify faulty medicines? Elad Yom-Tov at Microsoft has trained an algorithm to based on queries made to the Bing search engine. The system predicted recalls of specific drugs a day before they happened by identifying spikes in searches about them (). The approach could help find bad batches, says Yom-Tov.