Malware has been found by a research firm on a cloned smartphone - TopicsExpress



          

Malware has been found by a research firm on a cloned smartphone of Samsung’s popular S4 handset. Unbeknownst to buyers, the phones were found to be transmitting personal info to an unidentified server in China. For years Chinese manufacturers have capitalized on the popularity of handsets produced by Samsung, Apple and other top manufacturers, releasing models that mimic their looks and reproduce many of their features, but which are sold for far less money. According to German research firm G Data, the Star N9500, a widely available clone of Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S4, come bundled with a nasty surprise in the form of malware which harvests a user’s personal data, blocks the Android operating system’s routine security updates, and appears to beam information to a secret server in China. Read the full story at: rt / link to original article
Posted on: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 02:09:09 +0000

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