'Dark Herring' Scamware Campaign Preys on 105M Android Users: How it Works
The ‘Dark Herring’ subscription scamware campaign has already invaded 105 million Android users and extorted hundreds of millions of dollars.
Source: itechpost.com
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The ‘Dark Herring’ subscription scamware campaign has already invaded 105 million Android users and extorted hundreds of millions of dollars.
A sophisticated new malware, dubbed Dark Herring, was discovered by mobile device security experts at Zimperium zLabs. The code aims to trick users to subscribe for a faux service and pay $15 through Direct Carrier Billing. According to the report, 105 million users were tricked into signing up for that subscription.