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1million Android devices infected by Xshqi Worm on Chinese Valentines day

One million Android devices in China were infected with an Xshqi SMS worm on August 2. Attackers operated in conjunction of the day the country celebrated Valentines Day. Kaspersky Lab says 500,000 Android devices were infected in just six hours last week in China. A 19-year-old college student admitted creating the malicious code, but he claimed that he only did it for fun. The young man was detained in the city of Shenzhen while visiting his parents.”]

Source: https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/27438/malware/1million-android-devices-infected-xshqi-worm-chinese-valentines-day.html

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