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These hackers are nefarious, but I am impressed (as well as alarmed) by their creativity.

They are infecting #Android devices using a legit app’s ad code. It’s like a Trojan horse within a Trojan horse.

👉🏾 11 million devices infected with botnet malware hosted in #GooglePlay https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/09/11-million-devices-infected-with-botnet-malware-hosted-in-google-play/ 🔛 @arstechnica

In theory #Google would scan the app, & confirm it is okay. But the code used to serve ads would be infected, thus compromising the device.