French police have arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with an attack that infected thousands of Android smartphones with money-making malware. The man worked out of his parents basement in the city of Amiens, creating fake apps that pretended to be legitimate applications. The apps are said to have sent SMS messages without the users approval, allowing him to earn mobile payments. Prosecutors claim the man stole money from 17,000 victims, earning him approximately 500,000 Euros (405,000)”]
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