Malware found preinstalled on some Alcatel smartphones

guest · Jan 10, 2019

Malware found preinstalled on some Alcatel smartphones
Malware was also available inside an official Alcatel app available through the Google Play Store
January 10, 2019
https://www.zdnet.com/article/malware-found-preinstalled-on-some-alcatel-smartphones/

A weather app that comes preinstalled on Alcatel smartphones contained malware that surreptitiously subscribed device owners to premium phone numbers behind their backs.

But at one point last year, both the app included on some Alcatel devices and the one that was available on the Play Store were compromised with malware. How the malware was added to the app is unclear.
APP CAUSED FINANCIAL LOSSES TO USERS
In a report published this week and shared with ZDNet, the company says it initially detected that the app was harvesting users' data and sending it to a server in China. The app collected geographic locations, email addresses, and IMEI codes, which it sent back to TCL.

Upstream devs also found that in certain regions, the malicious code hidden inside the app would also attempt to subscribe users to premium phone numbers that incurred large charges on users' phone bills.
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