| Report: Botnet Uses Android Smartphones
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msg:4472782 | 1:57 pm on Jul 5, 2012 (gmt 0) |
Report: Botnet Uses Android Smartphones [bbc.com] Smartphones running Google's Android software have been hijacked by an illegal botnet, according to a Microsoft researcher.
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Researcher Terry Zink said there was evidence of spam being sent from Yahoo mail servers by Android devices.
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"We've all heard the rumours," Mr Zink wrote in a blog post."But this is the first time I have seen it - a spammer has control of a botnet that lives on Android devices.
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Google told the BBC it did not respond to queries about specific apps but was working to improve security on the Android platform. "We are committed to providing a secure experience for consumers in Google Play, and in fact our data shows between the first and second halves of 2011, we saw a 40% decrease in the number of potentially malicious downloads from Google Play," a spokesman said.
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