Gooligan Breached 1 Million Google Accounts

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Gooligan Breached Over One Million Google Accounts If you are using Android OS 4 or 5, please read this Press Release by Check Point on Gooligan, the new Android Malware variant that has till date, breached the security of more than one million Google accounts.

“This theft of over a million Google account details is very alarming and represents the next stage of cyber-attacks,” said Michael Shaulov, Check Point's head of mobile products. “We are seeing a shift in the strategy of hackers, who are now targeting mobile devices in order to obtain the sensitive information that is stored on them.”
Key Findings
• Campaign infects 13,000 devices each day and is the first to root over a million devices.
• Hundreds of the email addresses are associated with enterprise accounts worldwide.
• Gooligan targets devices on Android 4 (Jelly Bean, KitKat) and 5 (Lollipop), which represent nearly 74% of Android devices in use today.
• After attackers gain control over the device, they generate revenue by fraudulently installing apps from Google Play and rating them on behalf of the victim.
• Every day Gooligan installs at least 30,000 apps on breached devices, or over 2 million apps since the campaign began.

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