Hackers steal Signal, WhatsApp user data with fake Android chat app - eviltoast

Hackers are using a fake Android app named ‘SafeChat’ to infect devices with spyware malware that steals call logs, texts, and GPS locations from phones.

The Android spyware is suspected to be a variant of “Coverlm,” which steals data from communication apps such as Telegram, Signal, WhatsApp, Viber, and Facebook Messenger.

  • Fushuan [he/him]@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Did you read the article? Or even the summary. It states that the attack was an Android app names SafeChat that infected the phone and retrieved chat logs, etc.