1 million Google accounts compromised by Android malware called Gooligan
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I was ready to panic before getting to the article and reading the first line
86 apps available in third-party marketplaces can root 74 percent of Android phones.
3rd party app stores and side loaded apps, the malware vectors of the new century.
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@travisdh1 Thanks for saving me from having to read the whole article.
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@Mike-Davis said in 1 million Google accounts compromised by Android malware called Gooligan:
@travisdh1 Thanks for saving me from having to read the whole article.
lol, yeah, that first line is all I got to myself
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So the summary to this security issue is don't use apps that come from untrusted sources.
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@DustinB3403 said in 1 million Google accounts compromised by Android malware called Gooligan:
So the summary to this security issue is don't use apps that come from untrusted sources.
Pretty much, lol.
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Who in their right mind is out there still using 3rd party app stores or side-loading? It's almost like they want to be hacked.
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@ChrisL said in 1 million Google accounts compromised by Android malware called Gooligan:
Who in their right mind is out there still using 3rd party app stores or side-loading? It's almost like they want to be hacked.
Strangely, every time I talk about why I don't like Android, people tell me to do exactly this!
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@scottalanmiller said in 1 million Google accounts compromised by Android malware called Gooligan:
@ChrisL said in 1 million Google accounts compromised by Android malware called Gooligan:
Who in their right mind is out there still using 3rd party app stores or side-loading? It's almost like they want to be hacked.
Strangely, every time I talk about why I don't like Android, people tell me to do exactly this!
