Evil Telegram?
Millions Infected by Spyware Hidden in Fake Telegram Apps on Google Play
The Hacker News reports:
Spyware masquerading as modified versions of Telegram have been spotted in the Google Play Store that’s designed to harvest sensitive information from compromised Android devices.
According to Kaspersky security researcher Igor Golovin, the apps come with nefarious features to capture and exfiltrate names, user IDs, contacts, phone numbers, and chat messages to an actor-controlled server.
The activity has been codenamed Evil Telegram by the Russian cybersecurity company.
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