French hacker got 500,000 Euros using mobile apps – be careful

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French hacker got 500,000 Euros using mobile apps – be careful

Mostly malware targets the Google’s Android because it’s bit easier and it’s happened again but it hasn’t been confirmed that how many Android users are affected with them, a French hacker who is just 20 year old from Amiens has spread malware for Android, he got 500,000 Euros from 17,000 users in two years, however police has arrested him, he didn’t have any formal training but who was “described by prosecutors as extremely smart,” designed apps that looked like original apps. If you download the app and install on your Android device, it will send a text in the background to the hacker’s number without your permission for knowing what are you doing. He also got same apps sign in credentials for gaming. He has applied the method on other mobile platforms too, reports says that he isn’t a greedy guy but he like to use computer and he wanted to be a senior software developer.

So you must care about your Android device’s security, be sure to check out these Android security apps to save your smartphone and tablet from malware. However some resources said that Google is doing his best to save Android from malware as we posted that some security features has been leaked from the Android 4.2 that is expected to be released on October 29th Google’s event, they’ll store such malware from sending SMS or they’ll warn you about them.

Via: BBC

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1 comment

  1. AS

    October 23rd, 2012

    it’s not a good way to earn money, it may destroy carrier

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