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Legit Apps Turned into Spyware’ Targeting Android Users in Middle East

An ongoing Android malware campaign that has been active since 2016 and was first publicly reported in August 2018. The campaign has been found targeting Israeli citizens and some other middle eastern countries with a powerful surveillance malware designed to steal almost all accessible information. The malware also has backdoor capabilities including upload, download, and delete files, record surrounding audio, takeover camera, and make calls or send messages to specific numbers. The main infection vector is the spread of Trojanized applications directly to victims via Telegram and WhatsApp messengers.

Source: https://thehackernews.com/2019/06/android-malware-hacking.html

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