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Thousands of Android Phones Found With Preinstalled Malware That Steals Data Right Away

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Summary
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60% Informative

A new version of the Triada trojan has been discovered preinstalled on thousands of Android devices.

The malware was first discovered in 2016 and has changed over time.

The latest version of Triada is very hard to detect because it hides itself in the Android system and copies itself into all processes on the phone.

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39

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25

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56

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informal

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English

Language complexity

55

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possibly offensive

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short-lived

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