New ‘AdultSwine’ Malware Displays Adult Images To Children
Malware that displays graphic, adult images has been found in multiple Android apps targeting children.
The new strain, dubbed AdultSwine by researchers, was found in 60 Android apps, many with child-focused names — such as Spinner Toy for Slither and Drawing Lessons Angry Birds — by researchers from the cybersecurity firm, Checkpoint. According to Google app store estimates, the infected programs were downloaded between 3.5 and 7 million times.
To learn more, including how to protect yourself and your children, please see my Inc. article, New ‘AdultSwine’ Malware Displays Adult Images To Children.
Joseph Steinberg is a cybersecurity expert witness and advisor, and a Lecturer on Cybersecurity at Columbia University in NYC. He has led businesses in the information-security industry for over two decades, and has written books ranging from the best-selling Cybersecurity for Dummies to the official study guide for a CISO certification exam. He is one of only a few dozen people worldwide to hold the suite of advanced information security certifications, CISSP, ISSAP, ISSMP, and CSSLP, indicating that he possesses a rare, robust knowledge of information security that is both broad and deep; his information-security-related inventions are cited in well over 500 US patent filings.
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