Joker Malware Infects Over 500,000 Android Devices
Researchers from mobile security company Pradeo have revealed that the Color Message app infected with Joker malware has been downloaded more than 500,000 times by Android users before it was removed from the Google Play Store. For those unaware, Color Message was advertised as an app that allowed users to personalise their default SMS messages. The analysis of the Color Message application done by the researchers through the Pradeo Security engine showed that the app accessed users’ contact list and exfiltrated it over the network to Russian servers....