Hackers have been using Google Play for years to distribute an unusually advanced backdoor capable of stealing a wide range of sensitive data, researchers say. Researchers from security firm Kaspersky Lab have recovered at least eight Google Play apps that date back to 2018. The apps provided a backdoor that collected data about the infected phone, including the hardware model, the Android version it ran, and the apps that were installed. The payloads could collect locations, call logs, contacts, text messages, and other sensitive information. Google removed recent versions of the malware shortly after the researchers reported them.”]