Departure Lounge with Prof. Andrew Woodward

Episode 317,   Jul 18, 2019, 05:39 AM

A malware attack was discovered by researchers from Check Point.
Dubbing it ‘Agent Smith, researchers from the Israel based cyber security firm say that the attack "allows hackers to replace legitimate apps with the fraudulent ones opening profit making doors to them".

Check Point Software Technologies says that the malware-filled apps were downloaded on more than 25 million devices operating across US, UK, and India.  

Hundreds of thousands of Australian Android users may have downloaded a new form of malware, now lurking on their smartphones.

Prof. Andrew Woodward, Executive Dean, School of Science at Edith Cowan University checked into the Departure Lounge with Stampsy and Josh to chat about how serious it is for Android users and what we should do to protect ourselves.