New Android malware most stealthy yet

Stuart Sumner
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Known as Plankton, a new Android malware is able to secretly download further payloads to the mobile device

A North Carolina-based academic has discovered a new form of malware prevalent in the Andoid marketplace. The malware, named Plankton, reportedly evades most detection techniques. It was disc...

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