Warning over Mandrake malware infecting Android devices since 2016

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The malware avoids infecting every Android device, and rather focuses on hand-picked targets

Researchers at cyber security firm Bitdefender Labs have discovered a new, sophisticated piece of malware that has been stealing data from Android devices since 2016. According to researchers, t...

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