![]() ![]() ![]() “This highly flexible proxy topology could easily be extended to take advantage of a number of network-based vulnerabilities, and could potentially span security boundaries,” Symantec’s Shaun Aimoto said. Symantec noted that the malicious add-on apps, which allow users to change the appearance of their in-game characters for Minecraft: Pocket Edition, appeared to be originally designed for generating illegitimate ad revenue, but now have more scope to power cyber attacks. The Trojan links infected devices to a proxy server to surreptitiously generate advertising revenue and enslave the device as part of a botnet. The game Microsoft acquired for £1.5bn is fairly secure, but despite that, cyber security firm Symantec has found a clutch of Minecraft-based add-ons in the Google Play Store that are harbouring malicious code for Trojan malware called Sockbot. Minecraft, with its blocky Scandinavian charm, is not a game you’d expect to have the potential to hijack your mobile with malware and turn it into a botnet.
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