This Android File Manager App Infected Thousands of Devices with SharkBot Malware

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 18:50:00 Dan

This Android File Manager App Infected Thousands of Devices with SharkBot Malware

The #Android banking fraud malware known as #SharkBot has reared its head once again on the official #GooglePlayStore, posing as file managers to bypass the app marketplace's restrictions.

A majority of the users who downloaded the rogue apps are located in the U.K. and Italy, ...

More at https://thehackernews.com/2022/11/this-android-file-manager-app-infected.html

Instead of the Google Play Store, it is highly recommended to use the #fdroid store (https://fdroid.org), which contains only free and open source software.

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I'm a long-time user and enthusiast of open source software and espouse the philosophy that software code should be open (readable). So that everyone can see what happens behind the scenes while we use our electronic devices every day.