Researchers call NotCompatible one of the most sophisticated mobile botnets running online today. The botnet turns mobile devices into TCP proxies that can be used in any number of creative ways. It can send spam, commit click fraud, employ brute-force passwords, and initiate fraudulent ticket purchases. NotCompcompatible is a good lesson that security researchers should pay more attention to mobile threats over longer periods of time, security expert says. As mobile is becoming ubiquitous, mobile malware is starting to reach parity with the sophistication of PC malware.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/cloud/the-rise-of-the-resilient-mobile-botnet