Millions of smartphones deliberately infected with a Trojan under the guise of a planned update

 The Chinese company Gionee has  repeatedly flashed in the  news: either its founder spent a huge amount of money (his own and the company) in the casino, then the manufacturer was officially declared bankrupt . And now the representatives of the company have been sentenced to prison terms.       

For  what?

The court's decision was found in  the Chinese court database, and  it concerns illegal software. As it turned out, Shenzhen Zhipu Technology Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Gionee, deliberately deployed Trojans on  Gionee smartphones, disguising them  as a planned update to the Story Lock Screen app. As a  result, she received money from  unwanted ads and  other malicious activities without the user's knowledge.

The first " infections " appeared in  December 2018, the work was carried out until  October 2019 . During  this time, the company earned about  $ 4.2 million at costs of less than 1.3  million and  infected 21.75  million smartphones.

As a  result, the court sentenced four representatives of Shenzhen Zhipu Technology to  prison  terms ranging from  3 to  3.5 years and a  fine  of 200,000  yuan (about $ 30,000).