Malicious apps distributed through legitimate websites posing as Samsung browser updates
Indications were found that external scripts encouraging users to install malicious apps had been inserted into legitimate websites across various sectors, including fishing, audio equipment and hospitals. The scripts prompt app installation by posing as Samsung browser updates, and the final malicious app operates by hiding from the standard app list.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Malware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- External scripts inserted into legitimate websites encourage users to install malicious apps posing as Samsung browser updates.
- Location
- South Korea
Timeline
- Indications were found on legitimate websites across various sectors of attempts to encourage users to install malicious apps posing as browser updates.
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