HummingBad is Android malware created by Chinese advertising company, Yingmob. It was discovered by Check Point in February 2016.1
Researchers from Check Point said the malware installs more than 50,000 fraudulent apps each day, displays 20 million malicious advertisements, and generates more than $300,000 per month in revenue.23 The research pointed out the Yingmob group, previously accused of being responsible for the Yispecter iOS malware, as being responsible for the attack.4
The malware infected more than 10 million Android devices worldwide, most of which were located in China and India and were running outdated versions of Android.5
See also
See also
References
References
- "HummingBad: A Persistent Mobile Chain Attack". checkpoint.com. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- Dan Goodin - Jul 7, 2016 5:50 pm UTC (2016-07-07). "10 million Android phones infected by all-powerful auto-rooting apps". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "From HummingBad to Worse: New In-Depth Details and Analysis of the HummingBad Android Malware Campaign". Check Point Blog. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
- "YiSpecter: First iOS Malware That Attacks Non-jailbroken Apple iOS Devices by Abusing Private APIs - Palo Alto Networks Blog". Palo Alto Networks Blog. 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
- Goodin, Dan (7 July 2016). "10 million Android phones infected by all-powerful auto-rooting apps". Ars Technica.