Phishing app discovered on Android Marketplace

A rogue phishing application developed to capture bank login data has been removed from Google's Android Marketplace mobile app storefront. First Tech Credit Union is warning customers that the Droid09 application--which posed as a legitimate banking application--was in fact designed to gain access to users' financial information. "Please note that this attack didn't target First Tech accounts," reads an alert posted by the credit union. "Accessing your First Tech account from your phone's web browser is completely secure. If you did download the Droid09 app, please remove it from your phone and take it to your mobile provider to ensure it's completely removed. As a reminder, we don't currently have an app for the Android phone."

The incident appears likely to raise questions over Google's Android Market application approval process. Android Market surpassed the 20,000 app benchmark in late 2009.

For more on the Android phishing app:
- read this Register article

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