Android QR reader malware was downloaded 500k times from Google Play

Some unsuspecting Android users installed malware on their devices by downloading one of multiple compromised QR code apps. The revelation comes from SophosLabs’ Naked Security, which recently reported that the infected apps had been downloaded more than 500,000 times before being removed from the Google Play Store. According to Sophos, it detected the Andr/HiddnAd-AJ malware in several apps, six of …