CopyCat Android Malware infects 14 million Android devices, rooting 8 million of them and earning hackers $1.5 million in fake ad revenues in two months. The malware has infected users mostly in Southeast Asia and has also affected more than 280,000 Android users in the U.S. CopyCat infects through phishing scams and installs fraudulent apps directly to the device, using a separate module. There is no evidence that CopyCat was distributed on Google Play, Googles official app store.”]
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