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CALIFORNIA - Security company warns the developers to be wary about the third-party code that is used in applications homemade.
Google once again obtain the condemnation on approaches because letting its platform is open to receive applications that infected with malware. Security researchers in Lookout found 32 apps in Google Pay infected with malware BadNews.
Security experts warn, despite having a strong regulation and supervision, but the criminals origin of Western Europe and North America are still trying to take profits with inserting malware on the application.
Google once again obtain the condemnation on approaches because letting its platform is open to receive applications that infected with malware. Security researchers in Lookout found 32 apps in Google Pay infected with malware BadNews.
Security experts warn, despite having a strong regulation and supervision, but the criminals origin of Western Europe and North America are still trying to take profits with inserting malware on the application.
According to reports, specifically this malware attacking Android users in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and other users in Eastern Europe.
Lookout admits it is difficult to calculate the exact number of devices that infected. Victims will continue to increase as long as Google is still providing the application it. According to the estimates of two to nine a million applications times apps that infected have been downloaded.
Lookout admits it is difficult to calculate the exact number of devices that infected. Victims will continue to increase as long as Google is still providing the application it. According to the estimates of two to nine a million applications times apps that infected have been downloaded.
BadNews Malware disguised on prescription applications, wallpapers, games, and porn apps. According to Lookout, the infected application will fool the user to install certain applications such as Skype. Then, they began to steal with sending text messages to premium numbers.
This incident made some security companies has been concerned, and urges developers to be careful using third-party code that is used in applications homemade.
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