Millions of Android Phones Infected With "Hummer" Trojan

  • 30 June 2016
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Android devices are certainly being hit lately, it is time they tightened up on things.
 
By Eduard Kovacs on June 30, 2016
 
An Android Trojan dubbed “Hummer” has infected millions of smartphones and experts believe the malware could have helped cybercriminals make a significant amount of money.

Security researchers at China-based Cheetah Mobile have been monitoring the malware family since August 2014, but the number of infections was insignificant until mid-2015. Infections have risen even more in 2016, with a daily average of 1.2 million affected devices.

Hummer has infected Android smartphones all over the world, the most affected being India, Indonesia, Turkey, China, Mexico, the Philippines, Russia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Data collected by the Chinese company shows that Hummer has become the Android Trojan with the highest number of infections in the world.
 
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More information here - Chinese Hackers Make $500,000 per Day from New Hummer Android Malware

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Agreed, Jasper...they should convert to Windows Phone...;)
 
But, seriously, Google really needs to do something about better control/vettingof what can be installed, etc. They have spoken about it long enough (as per usual) so it is time they do something about it.

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