![]() ![]() Even if the makers of the fake app don’t own the premium-rate numbers, it wouldn’t be unheard of them to make a cut of the money. The app uses this permission to send text messages from the phones with the Trojan to “premium-rate numbers” in Russia and signing them up for expensive subscriptions, adding money to victims’ phone bills. “The real game is included, but it has one added permission: _SMS and the payment system has been enhanced,” F-Secure told PC Mag. The fake app earns the group/person responsible some cash for each download, but the Trojan generates more money. Similar malicious applications are usually free. ![]() The Trojanized Minecraft costs €2.50 compared to the actual game’s price of €5.49. Not only do the scammers receive money for the fake app, but they also use the app to generate SMS messages to premium-rate numbers in Russia, racking up victims’ phone bills. Several Russian third-party app stores have made a version of Minecraft – Pocket Edition available to download for a cheaper price than the legitimate game by Mojang, web security firm F-Secure reports. ![]() A modified version of Mojang’s Minecraft – Pocket Edition contained a Trojan to forcibly send text messages to premium-rate numbers. ![]()
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