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Google Play App sends user info directly to Russian Hackers
2021-12-18
[ARS TECHNICA] Google Play app with 500,000 downloads sent user contacts to Russian server

Joker malware, which surreptitiously signs up users to pricey services, strikes again.

An Android app with more than 500,000 downloads from Google Play has been caught hosting malware that surreptitiously sends users’ contacts to an attacker-controlled server and signs up users to pricey subscriptions, a security firm reported.

The app, named Color Message, was still available on Google servers at the time this post was being prepared. Google removed it more than three hours after I asked the company for comment.

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