Mysterious family of malware hid in Google Play for years

Mandrake, a notorious Android malware family known for its espionage capabilities, has re-emerged on the Google Play platform after a period of dormancy. Initially discovered by Bitdefender in 2020, the malware had since lied low until this recent detection by Kaspersky. The malware hides in file-sharing, astronomy, and crypto apps, has a sophisticated ability to go undetected and focuses primarily on stealing credentials and executing malicious applications. Google has since removed the flagged apps from its platform.