Super Malware Bros: Android Marcher Poses As 'Super Mario Run'

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A cloud security company named Zscaler revealed that malicious software has been disguised as the Android version of Super Mario Run, which is currently restricted to iOS devices, to fool eager gamers into compromising their financial data.

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[therealduckofdeath]

I'm 100% certain you can create a side-loaded malware and call it "This is designed to empty your bank account", and you'd get people to install it.

 

[nzalog]

"This is designed to empty your bank account"
So basically any free app which has in-app purchases?

 

[wifiburger]

maybe if people would change their mentality from "i need the latest games from Nintendo" to "I don't give a crap ass about mobile games from Nintendo" then these exploits would have 0 success !

 

[tntom]

Can you please make it clearer in the headline and in the first paragraph of the article that this is side-loaded malware and whether it is known to be downloadable from the Google Play store itself.

Thankfully Android dignifies its users with the ability to side-load apps not from the Play store. It also means Android users who choose to enable this feature must have some level of maturity to their app install habits. Articles like this are a good thing for educating that group when properly focused without needlessly alarming groups who rely solely on the safety net of the Play store.