Released in October 2015, for a period of time, many thought Android 6 to be impervious to threats like GM Bot and other malware families that rely on the tactic of overlaying fake content on top of other apps. First signs of trouble appeared in May 2016, when Symantec researchers discovered Android malware abusing Android’s Accessibility feature to target Android 6, and then in June 2016 when malware began using two other workarounds.
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Original source: Softpedia
