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New Android Malware Found with Full Range of Spying Capabilities


Messaging apps vulnerable to the database theft include WhatsApp.

New Android malware finds sensitive information stored on infected devices and sends it to attacker-controlled servers, researchers say.

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Researchers have discovered a new advanced piece of Android malware that finds sensitive information stored on infected devices and sends it to attacker-controlled servers.

The app disguises itself as a system update that must be downloaded from a third-party store, researchers from security firm Zimperium said on Friday. In fact, it's a remote-access trojan that receives and executes commands from a command-and-control server. It provides a full-featured spying platform that performs a wide range of malicious activities.

From Ars Technica
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