#ghostad — Public Fediverse posts

#CheckPoint researchers uncovered #GhostAd, a large-scale #Android adware campaign where at least 15 #GooglePlay applications, with millions of installs, abuse foreground services and blank notifications to run persistent background ads and drain device resources. These applications also use background execution and storage permissions to persist, hide, and silently exfiltrate external-storage files, including corporate documents, to attackers’ infrastructure.

https://blog.checkpoint.com/research/ghostad-hidden-google-play-adware-drains-devices-and-disrupts-millions-of-users/

Millionen Downloads: #Adware-Kampagne "#GhostAd" in #GooglePlayStore | Security https://www.heise.de/news/Millionen-Downloads-Adware-Kampagne-GhostAd-in-Google-Play-Store-11090748.html #GooglePlay #PlayStore #Malware

🤯 Google Play missed this, and millions paid the price.

#CheckPoint Research just uncovered #GhostAd — a large-scale #Android #adware campaign hiding inside popular utility and emoji-editing apps on Google Play.

Battery drain, data consumption, disappearing icons… with the millions that downloaded these apps, you'll want to read for yourself how to avoid them and what this means for your mobile security.

👉 Read the findings: https://blog.checkpoint.com/research/ghostad-hidden-google-play-adware-drains-devices-and-disrupts-millions-of-users/

#CyberSecurity #Google

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#London #Graffiti #GhostAd