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Android botnet sending millions of copied texts to Korea and China
TechRadar UK A malicious botnet has been uncovered by security researchers. The software sends copies of users' SMS' to email addresses believed to be registered in Korea and China. Named MicroSMS, it infects Android devices by pretending to be a settings app … |
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Android botnet found on all major US carriers sends thousands of spam texts to …
The Next Web (blog) A new Android spam botnet has been discovered that uses infected phones to send thousands of SMS messages without the user's permission. While the threat is not (yet) widespread, it has already been spotted on all major US carriers and has the … Android botnet detected that uses victims' devices to send SMS spam Android botnet sends SMS Spam Android botnet spreads SMS spam |
We’ve all deleted texts, but those of you who might really not want anyone else to ever see them might be interested in knowing that forensics experts say, “Phone texts don’t die; they hide.” And that “factory reset feature” won’t delete SMS well enough to stop them from being recovered either. Read more
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