A recent android security issue has left millions of devices infected with a malware, that can elevate admin access to the point of installing apps and running code from the internet.
This would be as bad as it can get for android security risks, I will let you know 100% of the apps are shitty Chinese software to begin with, so if you didn't download bullshit form Huawei or have a Huawei device, you should be safe.
A large-scale malware campaign on Huawei's AppGallery has led to approximately 9,300,000 installs of Android trojans masquerading as over 190 different apps.
The trojan is detected by Dr.Web as 'Android.Cynos.7.origin' and is a modified version of the Cynos malware designed to collect sensitive user data.
The discovery and report come from researchers at Dr. Web AV, who notified Huawei and helped them remove the identified apps from their store.
However, those who installed the apps on their devices will still have to remove them from their Android devices manually.
List of Infected Apps: https://github.com/DoctorWebLtd/malware-iocs/blob/master/Android.Cynos/README.adoc
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