Quote:Researchers have uncovered an active phishing campaign which targets Android devices in order to turn them into mobile proxies.

On Wednesday, cybersecurity firm McAfee said the campaign is spreading Android/TimpDoor, a malicious .APK which masquerades as a voice application.

TimpDoor circumvents the security procedures and protections offered by Google's Play Store. The attackers behind the malware have not sought to host their malicious software in the app repository; instead, the malware spreads via text messages containing a malicious link to the fake app.