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Hackers steal Signal, WhatsApp user data with fake Android chat app (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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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.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I won’t be sideloading anything onto my device that I can’t build myself from opensource and understand what it’s doing.

The risk is too damn high otherwise.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

This is just good practice. You don't have to trust anyone's word that what you're installing is what they say it is when you can trust your own eyes.