Arbor Networks researcher Jose Nazario has spotted a malicious Google AppEngine application being used to control a botnet of infected computers. The Google App Engine is feeding URLs to the zombies (hijacked machines) for them to download, Nazario explained. Google s Android security update addressed 43 bugs overall affecting Android handsets, including Samsung phones. Read the full blog post [arbornetworks.com: Nazario.org/read/report/attack/false-false-images.
Source: https://threatpost.com/malicious-google-appengine-used-control-botnet-110909/73058/