If your Android phone is lagging, losing battery life too quickly, or is overheating often, then you should be worried because it might have been hijacked by a cryptocurrency miner. These symptoms may mean you’ve been the unfortunate victim of a cryptojacker.
These are the guys and gals who are figuring out complex problems to earn a new Bitcoin, or one of several other virtual currencies.
These mathematical problems, used to verify cryptocurrency transactions, require serious processing power, more than what is available from a single smartphone.
So the latest scam involves cryptocurrency miners taking control of multiple Android smartphones and linking their processing power. This is accomplished by having ignorant smartphone users install an app that has malicious software inside.
According to a new report from ESET, Bug Swasher, a game loaded from the Google Play Store between 1 million and 5 million times, was mining cryptocurrency without the knowledge of those who installed the game on their phones.
Forget the fact that Google announced earlier in July banning CryptoCurrency mining apps, even Google doesn’t know which app has been crytop hijacked. This is why extra security measure is expected from Google to protect users.
What to do to Prevent Crypto Hijacking Your Android Phone
>>Make sure you have the latest version of android and your apps are constantly updated
>>Load an antivirus program like avast etc
>>Avoid installing applications from unknown sources or sources you don’t trust.
>>Don’t grant your apps unnecessary permission.
Okay. Thanks for the info prof
This is serious. Android has never been due to flexibility of the OS
thanks for the update
Thanks for the info
thanks for this.
thanks very much…I need this
Thanks for the info
if that’s the case the owner of those hacked phones would have their data zapping too… they’d then be blaming the network provider unknowingly. this is serious
Mine is not experiencing of this yet.
I’m very conscious of what I install in my phone and granting of permission
Thanks for the info
My own battery don’t last again
Thanks for the information
Thanks so much for this info bro, but google should also improve in their security measures.
Wow
Never knew o
Hmmmmmm, this one strong ooo. Guys are not smiling
Thanks for the update. Android needs serious security
Tnx for this information. My Xiaomi phone has inbuilt anti virus
Thanks for the info.
I wanna digress a bit from the topic.
My phone keeps installing one app (the app is tagged instant app) almost anytime I turn on my data, i can’t even locate any app like that, searched maybe I have the APK still can’t find anything related. Is there anything i can do to stop this app from installing itself?
Thanks Mr Yomi for this info. Will trade with caution on my android
Hacked? Okay ooo
my fero zoom lte always over heat like stone that went into fire
but have been behaving that way since I bought it without no solution of cooling it.
Thanks for the info….. Guys are not smiling