Joker Malware Resurges in App Downloaded 500,000-Plus Times
Security researchers discovered the Joker malware, which has been active for at least two years, in an app downloaded more than half a million times from Google Play.
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Security researchers discovered the Joker malware, which has been active for at least two years, in an app downloaded more than half a million times from Google Play.
A new Android Joker app, named Color Message, deceived 500,000 Android users. In relation to this, there is a simple way to prevent downloading a Joker-infected app.
A security firm discovered malware in an Android app with over 500,000 downloads on Google Play that secretly transmits users' contacts to an attacker-controlled server and signs them up for expensive subscriptions.
The Joker malware is back and the Trojan is doing what it always does; it signs you up for premium services that you don't want, intercepts your texts, and more.
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,...