Tecno Mobile dominates Africa's smartphone market with a 41 per cent share, according to market research firm IDC. The malware that eats up mobile data and registers users to subscription services without authorisation was first detected in the smartphones sold in Africa two years ago. SEE ALSO: Huawei overtakes Samsung as world’s biggest mobile phones sellerThe Triada malware has been discovered on Tecno W2 smartphones in countries such as Ethiopia, Ghana, Cameroon and South Africa. In a statement to CNN Business, Tecno Mobile said the problem "was an old and solved mobile security issue globally" for which it issued a fix in March 2018. Secure-D has continued to block transactions related to Triada and xHelper on Transsion phones into April 2020, though at a lower volume than before.

Source: Standard Digital August 28, 2020 11:06 UTC