Over 50 Android Apps Found Spreading MagicAd Trojan via Official Stores
1d 20h ago by infosec.pub/u/lemmydev2 in pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub from hackread.com
Over 50 Android apps on official stores spread MagicAd trojan, using system tricks to force background ads even after infected apps are closed.
Doctor Web confirms that all identified malicious apps have now been removed from official stores. While the immediate distribution loop has been broken, this campaign shows how easily threat actors can weaponize the very software meant to protect us.