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December 20, 2017 11:46 pm GMT
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This nasty Android malware caused a phone to overload and bulge
Cybersecurity researchers at the Kaspersky Lab intentionally infected an Android phone with a new species of nefarious malware. Two days later, the overtaxed phone battery had bulged and actually warped the phone.
The researchers call this malware a "jack of all trades," as the virus fully exploits the phone's computing power to mine cryptocurrencies, flood contacts with text messaging spam, overwhelm the phone with ads, and more. In fact, after witnessing the phone warp, the researches noted that "the only thing missing is user espionage," meaning the malware didn't spy on or monitor the phone owner's activities. Read more...
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