Researchers find first Android malware targeting Gingerbread

Researchers have spotted the first malware that exploits a critical vulnerability in Android 2.3, aka Gingerbread, finding samples tucked into legitimate apps on Chinese download sites. Earlier threats aimed at Google's Android, including the widely-distributed DroidDream and DroidDream Light, exploited bugs in older versions of the mobile operating system but were not able to hijack Gingerbread-powered smartphones.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/researchers-find-first-android-malware-targeting-gingerbread-170632

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