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Anthony Spadafora

INSANE: Malicious messaging apps used to spread malware on google play delete these right now | Vintage Vibes

Green skull on smartphone screen.

Despite Google’s best efforts, cybercriminals are still coming up with ways to get their malicious apps onto the Play Store and remain there undetected.

As reported by BleepingComputer, a remote access trojan (RAT) called VajraSpy was discovered in 12 different malicious apps, though only six of them were available to download directly from the Google Play Store. The other six were distributed through unofficial, third-party app stores.

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