{"id":42733,"date":"2017-12-21T08:22:18","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T08:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/loapi-cryptocurrency-mining-malware-literally-destroys-phones\/"},"modified":"2017-12-21T08:22:18","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T08:22:18","slug":"loapi-cryptocurrency-mining-malware-literally-destroys-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/loapi-cryptocurrency-mining-malware-literally-destroys-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Loapi\u2019 Cryptocurrency Mining Malware Literally Destroys Phones"},"content":{"rendered":"

A stealthy cryptocurrency miner hijacks Android phone processors and then pushes the devices to their literal breaking point.<\/h2>\n

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has investigated<\/a> a new threat to mobile devices everywhere. According to an official blog post<\/a> on the issue, \u201csamples of the Loapi family are distributed via advertising campaigns,\u201d and then \u201cmalicious files are downloaded after the user is redirected to the attackers\u2019 malicious web resource.\u201d<\/p>\n

In their investigation, the firm found more than 20 bogus examples of these \u201cresources,\u201d ironically disguised as anti<\/em>virus solutions \u2014 and in at least one case, pornography. In fact, the only thing \u201cmissing\u201d from Loapi is direct control by a remote user. That is small comfort, as \u201cthe modular architecture of this Trojan means it\u2019s possible to add this sort of functionality at any time,\u201d according to the post.<\/p>\n

Once on board, Loapi takes control of the phone\u2019s processor, using it to \u201cmine\u201d for cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. Generating traceless virtual currency in this manner requires an immense amount of silicon horsepower, and the malware is merciless. Within two days, Loapi\u2019s workload physically deformed the battery of the test device until it bulged to the point that it warped the phone\u2019s cover.<\/p>\n

Kaspersky concludes that Loapi\u2019s creators \u201chave implemented almost the entire spectrum of techniques for attacking devices.\u201d It \u201ccan subscribe users to paid services, send SMS messages to any number, generate traffic and make money from showing advertisements, use the computing power of a device to mine cryptocurrencies, as well as perform a variety of actions on the internet on behalf of the user\/device.\u201d<\/p>\n

For now, the malicious application seems to be restricted to Android devices, but if it spreads further, it will not exactly be hard to spot. Just follow the trail of broken phones.<\/p>\n

Follow Nate Church @Get2Church<\/a> on Twitter for the latest news in gaming and technology, and snarky opinions on both.<\/em><\/p>\n

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