Malware for Android attacks, more than a million accounts of Google – SAPO Tek

Called the "Gooligan" and it is a malicious software that seeks to anchor itself in the devices with the Android operating system and steal the email addresses and the access data of the users to their Google accounts.

in This way, the cybercriminals had access to the information and documents contained in accounts of Gmail, Google Photos, Google Docs, Google Play, Google Drive and G Suite of more than a million users.

Say official sources Check Point that this malware has been detected for the first time in 2015, but, apparently, he has managed to remain undetectable until August of this year and, since then, has been able to infect around 13 thousand Android devices a day.

The operating systems Android Jelly Bean, KitKat and Lollipop are the targets favorite of the "Gooligan", which represent 74% of all Android devices currently being used.

The business of cybersecurity advances that the malware takes control of the operations of the device, and unloads, without the consent of the user, applications from Google Play. Are installed, at least, 30 thousand apps per day over the infected devices, explains the Check Point.

The "Gooligan" is transmitted to the device via the installation of apps corrupted by malware, or through access to links in phishing emails.