A new malicious Android remote access tool (RAT) dubbed BRATA was observed by Kaspersky researchers while spreading via WhatsApp and SMS messages to infect and spy on Brazilian users. The new RAT was named based on its “Brazilian RAT Android”” description by researchers who spotted it in the wild in January. Among the capabilities that BRATA comes with
Source: turn off the device’s screen to surreptitiously run tasks in the background