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FireScam Android Malware Poses as Telegram Premium to Steal Data and Control Devices

FireScam, an Android malware, masquerades as a premium version of the Telegram app to steal user data and remotely control their devices. Distributed through a phishing site impersonating popular Russian app store RuStore, the malware uses a multi-stage infection process and conducts extensive surveillance. It restricts app updates, keeping the infected software persistent within the device, and exfiltrates sensitive information. It’s unclear who operates the malware and how users are drawn to the malicious site.

Source: thehackernews.com –

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