Legit Google Play apps found to be covertly mining digital currency
 

Legit Google Play apps found to be covertly mining digital currency
http://c2.bgr.com/2013/04/bitcoins-si.jpg?w=610In addition to Android apps sideloaded from unsecure third parties, which can contain malicious code that can turn devices into slow cryptocurrency miners, antivirus provider Trend Micro has discovered two legitimate Google Play apps that have between them over one million downloads. The firm also found that the apps can turn Android smartphones and tablets into digital currency*miners without the users k**wing what’s happening.

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