Security News > 2018 > September > Stealthy cryptomining apps still on Google Play
2018-09-25 09:29
Researchers have flagged 25 apps on Google Play that are surreptitiously mining cryptocurrency for their developers, and some of these have still not been removed, they warn. About the malicious apps Disguised as games, utilities and educational offerings, these malicious apps have been downloaded and installed more than 120,000 times. “Most of the apps were found to have embedded code from Coinhive, a JavaScript implementation to mine Monero,” the researchers explained. “The miner code, which … More → The post Stealthy cryptomining apps still on Google Play appeared first on Help Net Security.
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