Beware of Apps with Excessive Advertising Distributed via Mobile App Stores
AhnLab’s engine development team found a number of apps on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store that disguised themselves as dealing with topics close to our daily lives, such as government policies and learning apps, and displayed excessive ads. Figure 1. Hyped apps circulating on Google Play
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[Threat Analysis] CLOP Ransomware that Attacked Korean Distribution Giant
In November last year, there was a case that shocked not only the security industry, but also all of the Korean industries. The system of E-Land Group, the distribution giant, was infected by the ‘CLOP Ransomware.’ According to the press report that quoted an associate of the company, over half
