Mac Developer: Newly Discovered Android Ransomware Communicates Over XMPP, Poses As NSA | Redmond Pie
Newly Discovered Android Ransomware Communicates Over XMPP, Poses As NSA | Redmond Pie
A new strain of Android ransomware, which disguises itself as a legitimate application, has been discovered to be utilizing the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) for instant messaging, to receive commands and to communicate remotely with the server that controls the malicious installation.
Exciting new lifeforms in the petri dish of the future.
Labels: security, security flaw
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