*That can't be good.
via SANS
–Android Botnet Sends SMS Spam
(December 19, 2012)
Earlier this month, two security companies detected a botnet composed
of infected Android devices. The devices become infected when users
install certain game applications that contain a Trojan horse program
called SpamSoldier. Users must agree to permissions for the app,
including allowing it to send SMS messages and access websites; the apps
in question are usually free versions of well-known paid games. Infected
devices receive instructions from a command-and-control server to send
SMS messages to certain phone numbers. Last week, the botnet was
estimated to have sent out more than half a million unsolicited texts a
day.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12/19/spamsoldier_android_botnet/
http://www.informationweek.com/security/attacks/attack-turns-android-devices-into-spam-s/240144988
http://www.scmagazine.com/android-botnet-detected-on-all-major-mobile-networks/article/273339/
