Security News > 2016 > November > Bug in Chrome for mobile exploited for drive-by Android malware downloads (Help Net Security)

Users of the mobile version of Google Chrome should be extra careful when faced with unsolicited offers to install a popular app, Kaspersky Lab researchers warn. Cyber crooks pushing the Svpeng Android banking Trojan are taking advantage of a bug that allows them to force the download of the malware on the target’s Android device without any user interaction, and other malware peddlers might soon hop on that particular train. How the attack unfolds The … More →
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