In August, Google pulled more than 500 apps from its Play store, after a security firm warned that the mobile applications had incorporated an advertising library, called lgexin, that could download malicious plugins. Unfortunately, the action came after the apps had been downloaded by users more than 100 million times.
The incident underscores that even a minor success can quickly have a major impact when the mobile ecosystem is so pervasive. Google and Apple have put phenomenal effort into vetting the apps in their stores, but malware developers and criminals are increasingly targeting mobile platforms.
Mobile devices have become the keystone in our digital lives — holding our data, allowing access to a variety of capabilities, and gathering information on what we do. Even with only limited privileges, malicious software can do significant damage to people’s digital lives.
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