Premium Rate SMS Trojans in Google's Android Market - F-Secure Weblog : News from the Lab | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it

Premium rate SMS trojans were discovered in Google's Android Market earlier today.

 

The developer, named "Lagostrod", offered supposed free versions of many popular applications. And while Google has shut down the official market account, sites such as AppBrain still list the downloads.

 

The cost to Germany is €1.99, and the cost to France is €4.50 (ouch).