PhantomLance – A Story of Statecraft, Software Espionage, Security Mismanagement and APT32

Likely the most significant exposé of retail software security mismanagement this fiscal year – Wired New York-based Senior Writer Andy Greenberg’s ‘How Spies Snuck Malware Into the Google Play Store — Again‘ is making the rounds here at Casa Infosec. It’s the Must Read for this week, and possibly the entire month {except for – maybe – this superb piece of security journalism – another Andy Greenberg effort, take a gander, if you will}.

“GOOGLE’S PLAY STORE for Android apps has never had a reputation for the strictest protections from malware. Shady adware and even banking trojans have managed over the years to repeatedly defy Google’s security checks.” – via Wired writer Andy Greenberg

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*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from Infosecurity.US authored by Marc Handelman. Read the original post at: https://www.infosecurity.us/blog/2020/5/6/wired-how-spies-snuck-malware-into-the-google-play-store-again