A German security firm is reportingthat an Android smartphone manufactured in China is shipping with malware pre-installed on it.
The Star N9500 smartphone, which can be easily found available for sale via outlets like Amazon and eBay for relatively cheap prices, is said by researchers at G Data to be infected with the Uupay.D Trojan horse, posing as a version of the Google Play Store app.
According to the security firm, the spyware trojan runs in the background stealing information, and sending it to a server based in China:
The spy function is invisible to the user and cannot be deactivated. This means that online criminals have full access to the smartphone and all personal data. Logs that could make an access visible to the users are deleted directly.
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