Pirated downloads of The Interview spread malware to Android devices
Android/Badaccents delivered via Torrents
Users can download the movie from a torrent file through Amazon Web Services. From there, the Trojan is very selective on what device it will execute its mission and when not. It has been reported that North Korean Android devices have not been targeted, while South Korean banking as well as the international bank Citi Bank have been targeted with the malware. The Interview is one of the hottest torrent movies at the moment after Sony Pictures got hacked.
Protect your Android device – Don’t Pirate!
In order to prevent your Android device from being infected, ensure that you only download or rent movies from a legitimate source such as Xbox Live, YouTube or iTunes – to name a few. Sourcing a pirated copy is illegal and introducing the threat can potentially cost you way more from identity theft rather than renting the movie for USD$6.
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