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Android Spyware: GravityRAT steals WhatsApp backups
June 25, 2023
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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,…

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Cyber ​​criminals phish for data via messenger apps
August 4, 2021
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Due to their popularity, messenger apps such as WhatsApp continue to be a popular tool for phishing scammers, according to a recent analysis by Kaspersky. According to this, 2020 malicious links in connection with messengers were blocked worldwide between December 2021 and May 94.559. That corresponds to more than 500 incidents per day. 89,6 percent of this was on WhatsApp, 5,6 percent on Telegram, 4,7 percent on Viper and less than 0,1 percent on Hangouts. In Germany, 96 percent of phishing attempts took place via WhatsApp. Dangerous links via WhatsApp Messenger apps such as WhatsApp or Telegram are popular and will ...

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WhatsApp account takeover by code
June 19, 2021
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The standard version of Messenger WhatsApp should not be used in SMEs for security reasons and data protection. However, many employees do it out of convenience. But be careful with transferred accounts! Avast experts advise. Everyone knows it, a great many have it: the WhatsApp messenger. In addition to entertaining chats with friends and colleagues, completely different activities are possible via the app. Criminals have been using the popular program for several years to take over entire accounts from unsuspecting users. WhatsApp account takeover by a trick The trick: Via the verification code, the WhatsApp user for ...

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WhatsApp worm variant for Signal, Telegram and Skype
1 May 2021
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WhatsApp worm now also attacks via Signal, Telegram or Skype users. Malware has evolved and is now also using other messenger apps to spread. Messenger service users currently have to be careful. At the end of January, we published a security warning about a WhatsApp worm that spreads via supposed profit notifications. Further development of the malicious app The criminals have since developed the malicious app significantly. In its latest version, the malware also spreads through other messenger services such as Signal, Telegram, Skype and Viber. In the message sent by infected contacts, the malicious app promises after clicking on the link ...

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