Infosecurity – Mobile malware victims may have several reactions upon discovering a smartphone infection, but chuckling is likely not one of them. Nonetheless, a new Android malware threat dubbed “HeHe” has been identified that steals text messages and intercepts and disconnects phone calls.
FireEye Labs researcher Hitesh Dharmdasani wasn’t laughing when he recently discovered six variants of a malicious app that bills itself as “Android Security,” and ostensibly looks to provide the users with an OS update. He described its activities in a forensic blog:
