A fake ‘Pokémon Go’ app tricked half a million players into downloading malware
The rapid speed at whichPokémon Gobecame a global phenomenonmade it inevitable that the wildly popular smartphone game would quicklycatch the attention of hackers, too. WhenPokémon Golaunched in July, it was only available in a few countries, a situation that prompted many of those desperate to try the game to turn to third-party download sites. But some of thosePokémon Godownloads had been injected with malware that allowed hackers to take control of the victim’s smartphone....