HummingBad is
Android malware, discovered by
Check Point
Check Point is an American-Israeli multinational provider of software and combined hardware and software products for IT security, including network security, endpoint security, cloud security, mobile security, data security and security managem ...
in February 2016.
In July 2016, researchers from security firm Check Point Software said the malware installs more than 50,000 fraudulent apps each day, displays 20 million malicious advertisements, and generates more than $300,000 per month in revenue.
The research pointed out the Yingmob group, previously accused of being responsible for the
Yispecter iOS malware, as responsible for the attack.
Lookout
A lookout or look-out is a person in charge of the observation of hazards. The term originally comes from a naval background, where lookouts would watch for other ships, land, and various dangers. The term has now passed into wider parlance.
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claimed the HummingBad malware was also a part of the
Shedun
Shedun is a family of malware software (also known as Kemoge, Shiftybug and Shuanet) targeting the Android operating system first identified in late 2015 by mobile security company Lookout, affecting roughly 20,000 popular Android applications. Lo ...
family, however, these claims were refuted.
The most infected region was Asia which included China, India, Philippines, Indonesia and Turkey as the top countries.
See also
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Spyware
Cybercrime in India