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Billing fraud apps can disable Android Wi-Fi and intercept text messages

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Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson ) Android malware developers are stepping up their billing fraud game with apps that disable Wi-Fi connections, surreptitiously subscribe users to pricey wireless services, and intercept text messages, all in a bid to collect hefty fees from unsuspecting users, Microsoft said on Friday. This threat class …

Google Play app with 500,000 downloads sent user contacts to Russian server

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Enlarge (credit: Getty Images ) An Android app with more than 500,000 downloads from Google Play has been caught hosting malware that surreptitiously sends users’ contacts to an attacker-controlled server and signs up users to pricey subscriptions, a security firm reported. The app, named Color Message, was still available …