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

**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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