In case you missed it: Bank info-stealing malware found in 90+ Android apps with 5.5M installs

no list of apps anywhere

These articles are useless without a damn list

Am I just missing it, or is there no list of of these infected apps on the posted article or the reference the article links to. To me, that is the most important information.

Aren't apps on android hermetically sealed from other apps and malware. How could this be achieved ?

And this right here is why you use open source apps.

As somebody who occasionally had to develop for android: the churn of improvements to app security was a huge pita. And as a user I know many of the abandoned apps that I liked that lost compatibility was for that reason.

So the fact that in spite of this pain, Android security still allows apps to do horrible crap like that is infuriating.

From the actual report:

"Over the past few months, we identified and analyzed more than 90 malicious applications uploaded to the Google Play store. These malware-infected applications have collectively garnered over 5.5 million installs.

Recently, we noticed an increase in instances of the Anatsa malware (a.k.a. TeaBot). "

So not 5.5M installs of this specific malware, FWIW

I got many apps installed. I don't keep in my memory what I have. How do I check that I don't have any from those compromised?

AI probably "wrote" that

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Anatsa uses advanced techniques to avoid >detection and gain access to banking >information.

Anyone who knows what those advanced techniques are?

I' recommend to just read the report https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/technical-analysis-anatsa-campaigns-android-banking-malware-active-google

Can't steal my bank info if I use cash only...

iOS user: That’s a shame.

But seriously, this sucks and is why Google needs more rigorous vetting of apps that go into the store. Sure, you sideload, that’s your problem. But if on the Play Store, the general Android user would think there’s some good level of governance.

Of course there’s a measure of caveat emptor here. So hopefully it’ll teach people to be wary of what information they freely give out.

LOL, well I guess the Reddit masses are on Lemmy full swing now. Enjoy the malware, I'll continue laughing about it.