from last Wednesday, Check Point announced a new threat that will have already infected more than a million Android smartphones – and continues at a rate of 13 thousand devices per day. This is a malware (malicious software) called Gooligan that appeared installed in dozens apps that are outside of the store of Google applications.
The Gooligan seems to be particularly dangerous because they can take hold of the root of the operating system and thus gain access to the authentications of accounts from Google (Gmail, photos, documents, etc.). The company’s it security has created a tool to check if the account is compromised: gooligan.checkpoint.com
The Check Point, and Google already are working to identify the source of this malware, which explores the a vulnerability found in versions of KitKat (v. 4) and Lollipop (v. 5) Android, which represent almost 3/4 of the active devices – only 24% are at the latest versions, the Marshmallow (v. 6) and the Nougat (v. 7).
the Schema of the operation of Gooligan. Source: Check Point
The perception of consumers may not be this, but there is much that the security flaws are no longer an exclusive of the computers. the Keep the operating system on your smartphone up-to-date and, above all, not to download apps outside of the official outlets of Google, Apple, and Windows — these companies have control mechanisms that make it more difficult the passage of malicious software through the applications.
Another recommendation that is never too much to repeat, and that applies increasingly to smartphones: be careful with the links that you receive by e-mail, even those that come from known contacts. If the content or the language used in the message looks strange, it probably is.
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