Android users, beware: Simple wallpaper apps found to secretly mine bitcoin
 

Android users, beware: Simple wallpaper apps found to secretly mine bitcoin
http://c2.bgr.com/2014/04/badbeprico...ware.jpg?w=610**t long ago it was discovered that a couple of Google Play Store Android applications that were downloaded anywhere from one million to five million times had malicious code that covertly turned Android devices into silent Bitcoin miners. The malware managed to bypass Google’s Play Store security, but they were **t the only ones to include digital currency mining capabilities. A new report from security firm Lookout reveals that at least five other applications from Google’s app store can also turn Android smartphones and tablets into miners.

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