Discover why identity is the new endpoint. Identity is the New Endpoint: Mastering SaaS Security in the Modern Ageĭive deep into the future of SaaS security with Maor Bin, CEO of Adaptive Shield. These apps typically pose as SMS, photo editors, blood pressure monitor, emoji keyboards, and translation apps that, in turn, request elevated permissions for the device to carry out its operations. It was first observed in the Play Store in 2017.Ī total of 53 Joker downloader apps have been identified by the two cybersecurity firms, with the applications downloaded cumulatively over 330,000 times. 'Despite public awareness of this particular malware, it keeps finding its way into Google's official app store by regularly modifying the malware's trace signatures including updates to the code, execution methods, and payload-retrieving techniques.'Ĭategorized as fleeceware, Joker (aka Bread) is designed to subscribe users to unwanted paid services or make calls to premium numbers, while also gathering SMS messages, contact lists, and device information. 'Joker is one of the most prominent malware families targeting Android devices,' researchers Viral Gandhi and Himanshu Sharma said in a Monday report. The latest findings from Zscaler ThreatLabz and Pradeo are no different. While the Android storefront is considered to be a trusted source for discovering and installing apps, bad actors have repeatedly found ways to sneak past security barriers erected by Google in hopes of luring unsuspecting users into downloading malware-laced apps.

Google has taken steps to ax dozens of fraudulent apps from the official Play Store that were spotted propagating Joker, Facestealer, and Coper malware families through the virtual marketplace.

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