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Ghost Push Android malware infects 600,000 new users per day

Softpedia - (International) Security researchers from Cheetah Mobile discovered that a new type of boot-persistent Android malware called Ghost Push is being packaged with 39 applications distributed through unofficial channels. The malware has infected 14,847 phone types and models across 3,658 brands worldwide.

Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/ghost-push-android-malware-infects-600-000-new-users-per-day-492167.shtml

Note: This news synopsis is taken from the DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report, a daily [Monday through Friday, except US Federal holidays] summary of open-source published information concerning significant critical infrastructure issues; a 10-day archive of the DOSIR can be found at: http://www.dhs.gov/dhs-daily-open-source-infrastructure-report.