A series of tweets highlight the growing concern over malicious loan apps targeting Android users. The 'SpyLoan' apps, found by ESET researchers, have been downloaded over 12 million times from the Google Play store. The apps, disguised as personal loan services, are actually used to collect personal and financial data from victims, leading to an 'alarming' rise in deceptive apps. Google has issued warnings and patched a critical flaw that can be abused to hack Android phones. The issue has also extended to Bluetooth, exposing Android, Apple, and Linux devices to potential takeovers. Even an armed robbery of an Uber Eats driver ended with the thieves returning the victim's Android smartphone because they wanted an iPhone instead, reflecting a preference for Apple devices.
Even thieves don't want Android phones https://t.co/HzRsJJxAML https://t.co/nxmFMckRCB
Critical Bluetooth Flaw Exposes Android, Apple & Linux Devices to Takeover: https://t.co/UzcnN6U5Hj by darkreading #infosec #cybersecurity #technology #news
#MustRead: A new report by @ESETresearch claims there has been an “alarming” rise in apps that present themselves as personal loan services, but are actually used to collect personal and financial data from victims. https://t.co/SYPwwBxtrK
A new report by @ESETresearch claims there has been an “alarming” rise in apps that present themselves as personal loan services, but are actually used to collect personal and financial data from victims. https://t.co/SYPwwBxtrK
Deceptive loan apps are stealing data from millions https://t.co/SYPwwBwVCc
Google Patches Critical Flaw That Can Be Abused to Hack Android Phones https://t.co/zmSGOxo9ke
Student loan borrowers should be aware of debt relief scams https://t.co/wqYQAs1R0t
Need to Borrow Money? Watch Out for Malicious Loan Apps https://t.co/UTrFvYzBHS
12 Million Android Users Downloaded ‘SpyLoan’ Apps That Blackmailed Customers https://t.co/gKbj6ZERB9 https://t.co/QK3wCoKTSN
SpyLoan Malicious App Downloaded 12M+ Times in Google Play: https://t.co/yUCJmaoP0u by darkreading #infosec #cybersecurity #technology #news
Even thieves don't want Android phones https://t.co/HzRsJJxAML https://t.co/XERneYp65g
ESET researchers have found 18 "SpyLoan" malicious loan Android apps, downloaded 12M+ times from the Google Play store alone, since the beginning of the year (@billtoulas / BleepingComputer) https://t.co/VIRXLLO126 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/TRHRHXIUTv
Google issues warning millions of Android users can’t ignore https://t.co/xSeWroKhZy
SpyLoan Scams Target Android Users With Deceptive Apps https://t.co/JVgYeKSkAO
An armed robbery of an Uber Eats driver ended unexpectedly, with the thieves handing back the victim's Android smartphone because they wanted an iPhone instead. By @MalcolmOwen https://t.co/xFW2waYl8T