Jay-Z's Magna Carta Android App Sabotaged by Hackers
Jay-Z can now add at least one more to his list of 99 problems. Two weeks ago, the rapper and entrepreneur announced that he was dropping Magna Carta Holy Grail his 12th studio album on July 4 via an Android app exclusively for a select number of Samsung smartphones.
The move has seen some success: More than half a million people have downloaded the sponsored app. But according to security company McAfee, some who thought they were getting the new album actually ended up downloading malware.
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The company announced on its blog that a group ofhackers hacktivists had launched a malicious version of the app that derided the United States and PRISM, the National Security Agency’s online snooping program recently exposed by former contract analyst Edward Snowden.
"On the surface, the malware app functions identically to the legit app. But in the in the background, the malware sends info about the infected device to an external server every time the phone restarts," the blog explains.
The malware then attempts to download and install additional packages. The only visible indication that a user is infected comes via a time-based trigger that is set to activate on July 4, Independence Day in the United States.
On that day, the malware will replace the wallpaper on the infected device with an altered image (below, second from right) of President Obama that comments on recent events in the United States.
The move has seen some success: More than half a million people have downloaded the sponsored app. But according to security company McAfee, some who thought they were getting the new album actually ended up downloading malware.
More details under:
The company announced on its blog that a group of
"On the surface, the malware app functions identically to the legit app. But in the in the background, the malware sends info about the infected device to an external server every time the phone restarts," the blog explains.
The malware then attempts to download and install additional packages. The only visible indication that a user is infected comes via a time-based trigger that is set to activate on July 4, Independence Day in the United States.
On that day, the malware will replace the wallpaper on the infected device with an altered image (below, second from right) of President Obama that comments on recent events in the United States.
Source: Mashable.
Jay-Z's Magna Carta Android App Sabotaged by Hackers
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