Malware found in more than 1,200 malicious Android apps with Dirty Cow exploit. Malware has already infected more than 5,000 Android users across 40 countries in recent weeks. Researchers found the ZNIU malware-carrying app communicates with its command-and-control (C&C) server to check for code updates. The malware also harvests the carrier information of the user and attempts to send payments via premium SMS messages that were directed to a dummy company in China. Google has released an update for Android that officially fixes the Dirty Cow vulnerability.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2017/09/dirty-cow-android-malware.html