A botnet dubbed WireX leveraged at least 70,000 Android devices to stage distributed denial-of-service attacks. It’s perhaps the largest ever botnet to be discovered that harnesses Android devices. The botnet code was tucked within hundreds of apps within Google’s Play Store, the repository for Android-compatible applications, and other third-party Android app marketplaces. The malicious apps lured people by offering ringtones, free media players and Android administration tools. Google says it has removed 300 tainted apps from its Play Store.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/collaborative-effort-defangs-wirex-android-botnet-a-10234