CopyCat Malware Infected 14 Million Google Android Devices Last Year

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CopyCat Malware Infected 14 Million Google Android Devices
Newsfactor.com | By Shirley Siluk / NewsFactor Network

While an Android-targeting malware attack called CopyCat peaked more than one year ago, some devices might still be infected today, according to a report by the IT security firm Check Point.

The security company was alerted to the malware when a business customer using Check Point's mobile security solution reported an attack on its devices. Check Point was then able to reverse-engineer CopyCat to determine how it worked, spread, and generated revenues for the hackers responsible. The malware affected mostly Android users in Southeast Asia, although some 280,000 devices in the U.S. were also infected, Check Point said.

Check Point's investigation concluded that CopyCat infected some 14 million Android devices, rooting around 8 million of them, which means the attackers had complete .....

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