New "Joker" malware targeting Android devices

[Jamie McKane]

New "Joker" malware targeting Android devices

A new type of malware targeting Android smartphones has been discovered in 24 apps which have since been removed from the Google Play Store.

Security researcher Aleksejs Kuprins discovered the malicious software, which has been named "The Joker" after the Batman villain.

 

[Kloofvreter]

So why would you download the software? What does it claim to offer?

 

[Happy Days]

So what exactly am I supposed to beware of? How about naming those 24 apps?

 

[Morpheos]

So what exactly am I supposed to beware of? How about naming those 24 apps?

Exactly, how are we supposed to warn people?

 

[P924]

Exactly, how are we supposed to warn people?

Look at the original meduim article.

 

[Happy Days]

Look at the original meduim article.

I hear you, but then, what's the point of the MYBB article? It's totally bereft of any meaningful detail.

 

[Kloofvreter]

I hear you, but then, what's the point of the MYBB article? It's totally bereft of any meaningful detail.

Clickbait is where it's at!

 

[WAslayer]

I hear you, but then, what's the point of the MYBB article? It's totally bereft of any meaningful detail.

It's the MYBB way, copy and paste...

 

[ISP cash cow]

The full list of 37 targeted countries includes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kuwait, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Argentina, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States.

seems the Joker does not deem our shores to be worth attacking

 

[_TrXtR_]

The issue here is our service providers allowing these subscription services to add whoever they want, charge whoever they want... complain to MTN or whoever and they will blame you. Maybe if we get a list of mtn exec numbers and subscribe them to all these services every day they might realise the issue