A rogue Guide for Pok..mon GO s. Pok..mon GO app gave attackers root access to any Android device it was installed on. Once installed, the. malware-laced app was downloaded more than 500,000 times before Kaspersky Lab reported it to Google, which removed it from the store earlier this week. The Trojan is even more wary when it comes to communicating with the command-and-control server (CnC). It waits two more hours in between requests, allowing the attacker to select which devices they want to target.
Source: https://threatpost.com/phony-pokemon-go-android-app-gave-attackers-root-access/120578/