Android malware that can infiltrate corporate networks is spreading

An Android malware is spreading across app stores, including Google Play, and has the capability of stealing sensitive files from corporate networks.
DressCode, a family of Android malware, has been found circulating in at least 3,000 Trojanized apps, security firm Trend Micro said on Friday.
DressCode hides itself inside games, user interface themes and phone optimization boosters. It can also be difficult to detect because the malicious coding only makes up a small portion of the overall app.
On Google Play, Trend Micro found more than 400 apps that are part of the DressCode family, it said. That’s 10 times more than what security researchers at Check Point noticed a month ago.
Trend Micro added that one of these apps on Google Play had been installed 100,000 to 500,000 times. Once installed, DressCode’s malicious coding will contact its command and control servers and receive orders from its developers.
The malware is particularly dangerous because it can infiltrate whatever internet network the infected device connects to. Imagine a user bringing a phone to the office and connecting to the corporate network. The makers of DressCode could use the phone as a springboard to hack into the corporate network or download sensitive files, Trend Micro said.

Source: http://www.computerworld.com/article/3126390/security/android-malware-that-can-infiltrate-corporate-networks-is-spreading.html
Submitted by: Arnfried Walbrecht