Some innocuous-sounding Android apps apparently contain hidden software that "mines" the cryptocurrencies Bitcoin, Litecoin and Dogecoin; Reports of two similar — and possibly related — Android malware packages come from San Francisco-based security firm Lookout and Tokyo-based security firm Trend Micro. By piggybacking on apps with legitimate functions, the ANDROIDOS_KAGECOIN and CoinKrypt malware can turn any Android device into a cryptocurrency miner.



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