'HummingBad' malware creators making $300k a month.

'HummingBad' Malware creators are making $300,000 a month. 'HummingBad" malware, ANDROID infecting malware already infected 10 million android devices which I have mentioned in my earlier post.

You can read here: Cell phone Malware infected 10 million users worldwide

 Researchers have revealed that they are making $300,000; increasing daily as more are more devices are infected.

The HummingBad malware was reported to have spread in China, India, the Philippines, and Indonesia. However, Android phone owners living in other countries are not safe from the said mobile infection as there have been 288,000 reported infections in the United States also, CNET reported.

The malware does not just act as a spy to download and steal information from one's phone like what a malware usually does. Instead, HummingBad can transfer personal information, spy on the victims, and turn the infected phones into botnets, since it also has the ability to get root access. The malware is being used purely for revenue generation by remotely clicking on ads to make them seem popular than they actually are. They also try to install fake versions of popular apps, Digital Spy reported.

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