It looks like ransomware has gotten by the safeguard in Google Play, the official Android marketplace for apps. Called Charger, the ransomware was hiding out in an app called Energy Rescue for at least one Android handset user, according to a blog post from Check Point Software.
The Charger malware apparently stole the user’s SMS contact and then prompted unaware users to give the app all-powerful administrator rights over the phone. By clicking OK, the app proceeded to promptly lock the device and ransom its owner with the following message: