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Google has suffered a massive malware hit breaching over a million Android users

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by on December 1, 2016 at 10:16 am
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Google has suffered a massive malware infection affecting over one million Android users across the globe. Security firm Check Point Technologies revealed in a blog post that the attack, dubbed Gooligan, steals authentication tokens to breach data from Google Play, Photos, Drive, Docs, G Suite, Gmail and more. The infection continues to spread, infecting over 13,000 additional devices daily. Instead of snatching personal information, attackers opt to install malicious apps from Google Play to generate profits from ad revenue as part of a fraud scheme that purportedly stacks up to $320,000 monthly. “We are seeing a shift in the strategy of hackers, who…

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a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Google has suffered a massive malware hit breaching over a million Android users

Dec01
by on December 1, 2016 at 10:16 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google


Google has suffered a massive malware infection affecting over one million Android users across the globe. Security firm Check Point Technologies revealed in a blog post that the attack, dubbed Gooligan, steals authentication tokens to breach data from Google Play, Photos, Drive, Docs, G Suite, Gmail and more. The infection continues to spread, infecting over 13,000 additional devices daily. Instead of snatching personal information, attackers opt to install malicious apps from Google Play to generate profits from ad revenue as part of a fraud scheme that purportedly stacks up to $320,000 monthly. “We are seeing a shift in the strategy of hackers, who…

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