Security News > 2019 > August > Contacts-slurping Android malware sneaked onto Google Play store – twice
2019-08-22 17:30
Could a simple automated scan have picked up open-source nasty? Hmm Android spyware – open-source spyware, no less – has found its way onto the Google Play store, according to researchers from ESET.…
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