SpyDealer Malware Steals Private Data From Popular Android Apps
Security Week | July 08, 2017
A recently discovered Android Trojan can exfiltrate private data from more than 40 applications, Palo Alto Networks security researchers have discovered. Dubbed SpyDealer, the malware is capable of stealing sensitive messages from communication apps using the Android accessibility service feature, and gains rooting privileges with the help of exploits from a commercial rooting app called Baidu Easy Root. It uses root privileges to maintain persistence on the compromised device.