SMS-controlled Malware Hijacks Android Phones

Stu Sjouwerman | Apr 11, 2012
Researchers at NQ Mobile, working alongside researchers at North Carolina State University, have discovered new Android malware that is controlled via SMS that can do a number of things on the compromised device including recording calls and surrounding noise.



Called TigerBot, the recently discovered malware was found circulating in the wild via non-official Android channels. Once again, this discovery is proving the sensibility of only installing official applications, and only those available from known, legitimate sources such as Google Play. Article at Securityweek:



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