Trojan Android app dubbed SMSFakeSky is designed to target Russian-speaking users. Trojan app will request permission to read a user’s sent and received SMS and MMS messages. Another up-and-coming Android scam is the use of paid archives that contain malware, according to Microsoft. The prevalence of such malware reflects a lack of legislation holding telecommunications providers accountable for attacks that make use of premium-rate numbers, researchers say. The deception behind the UI [user interface] controls is difficult for users to detect, they say.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/android-attackers-launch-fake-app-market

