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Android Agent Smith mobile malware hits millions of devices

CTOvision

Mobile malware dubbed Agent Smith has infected about 25 million devices, mainly in India and other Asian countries, but other countries have also been affected, including the UK and US, according to security researchers at Check Point Software Technologies.

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Joker malware identified in Google Play Store app downloaded 500,000 times

TechSpot

Cybersecurity researchers at Pradeo regularly update an article identifying mobile applications available on the Google Play Store infected with Joker malware. The latest entry, which came yesterday, highlighted an app called Color Message.

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Trojan Source flaw allows hackers to embed malware directly into source code

TechSpot

Cambridge University researchers Nicholas Boucher and Ross Anderson have discovered a new class of vulnerabilities that can be used by malicious actors to integrate visually deceptive malware directly into the source code of applications.

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Squid Game app downloaded thousands of times was really Joker malware in disguise

TechSpot

There is no official Squid Games app—not counting Netflix, of course—yet ESET’s Android malware researcher Lukas Stefanko tweeted that there are over 200 applications related to the series listed on the Play Store, and at least one of them was yet another piece of malicious software that slipped past Google’s.

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Apple accidentally approved malware disguised as Flash, new report finds

The Verge

Apple accidentally approved common malware disguised as an update for Adobe Flash Player to run on macOS, according to a new report. According to security researcher Patrick Wardle, Apple approved an app that contained code used by a well-known malware called Shlayer.

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Google Play Removes 16 Apps Tied to Clicker Malware

SecureWorld News

Google Play has removed 16 apps from its app store after the McAfee Mobile Research Team alerted the company to Clicker malware associated with the apps, affecting 20 million people who installed the apps. Like so many mobile malware schemes, the apps profess to be helpful to users, providing a handy tool or time-saving utility.

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New FurBall Android Malware Used to Spy on Iranian Citizens

SecureWorld News

A new version of the Android malware "FurBall" has been discovered to be used by the threat actor(s) known as Domestic Kitten in a campaign targeting Iranian citizens in a mobile surveillance operation. Researchers believe the purpose of this could be to set up a larger spearphishing attack conducted via text messages.

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