Microsoft warns of Android ransomware that activates when you press the Home button
- Catalin Cimpanu for Zero Day
- Oct 9, 2020
- 1 min read
Updated: Oct 14, 2020
A new strain of mobile ransomware abuses the mechanisms behind the "incoming call" notification and the "Home" button to lock screens on users' devices.
Named AndroidOS/MalLocker.B, the ransomware is hidden inside Android apps offered for download on online forums and third-party websites.
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