Symantec discovers new Malware with potential to exploit interest around Arab Spring

There has been a lot of discussion regarding the impact of the Internet, social media, and even the availability of cheap cell phones on the uprisings in the Middle East. Three major themes from 2011 ? mobile malware, hacktivism and the ?Arab Spring? ? have converged in a new threat dubbed Android.Arspam by Symantec. Based on our research, the malicious version was only distributed through forums focusing on Middle Eastern issues, utilizing the open nature of Android operating platforms to grow and spread the attack by means of ?Hacktivism.?

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