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Google misses trojan SMS app in Play Store for more than a year

Softpedia - (International) An SMS trojan named Thai Fun Content was identified by Malwarebytes researchers on the Google Play Store and was available for download for over 1 year. The app subscribes victims to a paid SMS service and charges victims $0.37 per day.

Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Google-Misses-Trojan-SMS-App-in-Play-Store-for-More-than-a-Year-465005.shtml

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