Coronavirus Scam Alert: COVID-19 Map Malware Can Spy On You Through Your Android Microphone And Camera

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An Android malware mimics a coronavirus map, but spies on users through their microphone and camera

Lookout researchers have no evidence the perpetrators of this Android malware are backed by a nation-state, but noted “the use of these commercial surveillanceware families has been observed in the past as part of the tooling used by nation-states in the Middle East.”that amongst all the current COVID-19-themed threats facing smartphones, “on the mobile front, this appears to be the most privacy-invasive malware I've seen yet.

As for where to look out for this kind of threat, Del Rosso added: “Typically, malware like this is spread via links in SMS or from a watering hole website the actor sets up, where the application is available for download.”has been keeping an eye on all the coronavirus-themed online threats out there, which you can find

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