Android Spyware: GravityRAT steals WhatsApp backups
WhatsApp users should pay close attention to what they download on their Android smartphones. ESET researchers have detected a new Android version of GravityRAT spyware hiding in infected versions of BingeChat and Chatico messaging apps. Since SMEs in particular also like to use private smartphones including WhatsApp, caution is called for. In the case under investigation, the malicious app steals WhatsApp backups and can also delete files on the devices. In order not to be immediately noticed, the app offers legitimate chat functionality based on the open-source application OMEMO Instant Messenger. ESET suspects the group SpaceCobra behind this campaign,…