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Title: [2014-04-25] CNET: Bitcoin-mining malware reportedly found at Google Play
Post by: bryant.coleman on April 25, 2014, 05:06:55 AM
http://www.cnet.com/news/bitcoin-mining-malware-reportedly-discovered-at-google-play/

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The malware, dubbed BadLepricon, was found masquerading as wallpaper apps that had hundreds of installs each, according to Lookout, a mobile security firm. Google promptly removed five such apps from the Google Play marketplace after being alerted to their presence, Lookout wrote in a blog post Thursday.