CopyCat Android malware infected 14m devices, rooted 8m last year

CopyCat Android mobile malware was able to infect over 14 million devices last year and root eight million of them, researchers have revealed.The malware, spread through popular apps repackaged with the malicious code and distributed through third-party stores and phishing scams -- but not Google Play -- infects devices in order to generate and steal advertising revenue.According to Check Point researchers, the hackers behind the campaign were able to earn roughly $1.5 million in two months, infecting 14 million devices globally and rooting 8 million of them in what the security team calls an "an unprecedented success rate."