Malicious ads on social media lure users into fraud: Centre
The Indian National Cybercrime Threat Analytics unit has issued a warning regarding malicious Android apps disguised as pornographic content. These apps use social media ads to lure users into downloading APKs that grant attackers control over devices for financial fraud.
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This highlights the growing danger of sideloading apps and the sophisticated methods cybercriminals use to bypass mobile security permissions.
NEW DELHI: The National Cybercrime Threat Analytics unit (NCTAU), under the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), has warned users of financial fraud through sideloaded malicious Android apps masquerading as porn apps which, when downloaded, take control of users’ devices by abusing accessibility permissions.NCTAU said misleading Facebook and Instagram ads under the names Night Play, Reloop, Kyss, Riva, Vima, Nexo and Vixa were redirecting users to phishing websites featuring pornographic content, with a prompt to download the APK file from…
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