Chinese smartphone on sale on Amazon and eBay contains built-in malware
From: The Guardian
Chinese clone of Samsung smartphone steals personal data using a virus disguised as Google Play, researchers warn
Samuel Gibbs
A Chinese Android smartphone on sale on Amazon, eBay and other online stores has been found to contain a virus that pretends to be the Google Play Store but steals user data.
The Star N9500, which closely resembles Samsung’s Galaxy S4 smartphone in appearance, is manufactured in China but sold online through resellers based in Belfast and Hong Kong.
The Trojan, known as “Uupay.D”, disguised as the Google Play Store, comes pre-installed on the Android smartphone and cannot be removed by the user, according to German security company G Data, which analysed one of the smartphones purchased directly from the factory in China.
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