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Currency-mining Android malware is so aggressive it can physically harm phones

A newly discovered piece of Android malware carries out a litany of malicious activities. Researchers from antivirus provider Kaspersky Lab have dubbed it a “jack of all trades” The malware is hidden inside apps distributed through third-party markets, browser ads, and SMS-based spam. Most notably, Loapi apps contain a module that mines Monero, a newer type of digital currency that’s less resource intensive than Bitcoin. After two days, the mining caused the battery in the phone to bulge so badly it deformed the cover.”]

Source: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/12/currency-mining-android-malware-is-so-aggressive-it-can-physically-harm-phones/

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