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\u00a0 (control of the operating system) A cybersecurity software firm is warning Android users that at least 10 million devices have likely been infected by a malware called HummingBad. The number of infected devices has spiked since mid-May, according to cybersecurity software maker Check Point, which recently released a detailed analysis of the growing threat.<\/p>\n
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Check Point says HummingBad allows hackers to gain access to a phone and then generate up to $300,000 per month in fraudulent advertising revenue, which is generated by forced downloads of apps and clicking on ads. The hackers are also selling access to the phones to others.<\/p>\n
“The first component [of the threat] attempts to gain root access (control of the operating system) on a device with … rootkit [software] that exploits multiple vulnerabilities. If successful, attackers gain full access to a device,” Check Point says. “If rooting fails, a second component uses a fake system update notification, tricking users into granting HummingBad system-level permissions.”<\/p>\n
Check Point estimates that more than 85 million smartphones could be at risk of having the HummingBad apps installed, but only a fraction of that include the malicious software, CNET reports.<\/p>\n
Source: “10 Million Android Devices Reportedly Infected with Chinese Malware<\/a>,” CNET (July 5, 2016) and “Android Malware Making $300,000 Per Month in Fraudulent Ad Revenue, 10M Devices Infected<\/a>,” TechSpot (July 5, 2016)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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