Watch out - this devious new Android malware clicks on hidden browser ads to put you at risk

• Android trojans use TensorFlow AI to mimic human ad clicks for fraud
• Fake apps on GetApps and other platforms spread malware with hidden browsers
• At least six apps found, totaling over 155,000 downloads

Cybercriminals have apparently found a way to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) for ad fraud, tricking traditional behavior-based defenses and successfully scamming ad networks and advertisers out of their money.

Ad networks and advertisers earn money, among other things, when people click on ads. Since the inception of online ads, criminals were looking for ways to automate the clicks, in order to generate large numbers of ad views and through that, get paid.

Since the fake clicks can only be programmed and automated, ad networks turned to behavioral analytics for defense. When the clicks happen too fast, not random enough, or similar, they are dismissed as fake. On some websites, ads would appear ...