DressCode Malware Hits 400 Apps in Google Play

Last updated: January 24, 2024 Reading time: minutes
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A recent discovery in mobile malware family been calling as “DressCode” has infected over 400 apps that are in distribution via Google Play, expert researchers at Trend Micro warns.

The malware “DressCode” has infected around 40 apps in Google play and 400 new apps distributed through third-party app stores, but the actual number of infected apps might be more. Security researchers at Trend Micro say that they detected the malware “DressCode” as ANDROIDOS_SOCKSBOT.A and discovered at least 3,000 Trojanized apps.

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