Android malware steals million Google accounts: researchers

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http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6JOcuHh61Xcm3_O0l2UTOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PT EzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/istock_63610281.cd48c075737.original.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/android-malware-steals-million-google-accounts-researchers-171547252.html)Malicious software designed to attack Android smartphones has breached the accounts of more than a million Google users, security researchers said Wednesday. The report by Check Point Software Technologies said the malware dubbed Gooligan targets devices running Android 4.0 and 5.0, which represent nearly 74 percent of mobile devices using the Google-powered operating system. The attacks can steal email addresses and authentication data stored on the devices to access sensitive data from Gmail, Google Photos, Google Docs and other services, Check Point said.



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