Android Botnet

[miss_vickies]

interesting article!

Android botnet detected on all major mobile networks - AVAINTCON Consulting

 

[Digital Controller]

Hey miss_vickies,

I am going to move this thread into the Lounge, I just think it is a better place for it and will get some more interest there.

 

[9to5cynic]

I saw an interesting presentation a few months back that kinda mirrors this... it was about FinSpy, which is a mobile rootkit for many major mobile platforms (android, apple ios, etc.) that could do a lot.

SMS interception, record phone conversations, ... pretty much anything the phone can do, this could do. I can't really recall now if it had botnet capabilities, but I do believe it did (seems like it would, given everything else it can do).

Stay safe guys, only install *trusted* software.

 

[EarlyMon]

FinSpy was claimed detected on iPhones and BlackBerry, with the ominous "could be on others."

Agree 100% though, only install trusted apps - and don't hand out your phone at parties.