August 2, 2010, 10:46AM
Android Rootkit Demonstrated at DEFCON
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IT security researchers Nicholas Percoco and Christian Papathanasiou demonstrated what they claim is the first rootkit for Android. Their aim was to show how slight the obstacles to the development of a such a rootkit are and how powerful the result can be. Read the full article. [The H Security]
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