Data were stealed by preinstalled adroid malware

Pre-installed malware stealing data from Android

Israel-based cyber security firm Check Point has detected a malware that is not downloaded due to users’ use but is already present in Android device. According to a company blog post last week, the pre-installed malware was detected in 38 Android devices, belonging to a large telecommunications company and a multinational technology company.

“The malicious apps were not part of the official ROM supplied by the vendor,The malware added to the devices’ ROM could not be removed by the users, therefore, the devices had to be re-flashed. The research team at Check Point found that one of the pre-installed malwares was Slocker, a mobile ransomware, that uses the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption algorithm to encrypt all files on the device and demand ransom in return for their decrypt key.

“The most notable rough adnet which targeted the devices is the Loki Malware. This complex malware operates by using several different components; each has its own functionality and role in achieving the malware’s malicious goal,” the cyber security firm said. Pre-installed malwares steal data from the devices and are installed to system, taking full control of the device.

So , now this is the time to look after to this serious issue :Said by many tech giant.

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