Rootnik Trojan Modifies Legitimate Root Tool to Hack Android Devices

Posted: 12/31/2015 | Leave a Comment

A new Trojan is stealing information from Android devices after gaining root access on them by using a commercial root tool and is affecting users around the world, researchers at Palo Alto Networks warn.

http://www.securityweek.com/rootnik-trojan-modifies-legitimate-root-tool-hack-android-devices

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