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Android Malware Pretends To Be WhatsApp, Uber and Google Play (fireeye.com)

Posted by msmash on from the security-woes dept.

Reader itwbennett writes: Security vendor FireEye said on Tuesday that malware that can spoof the user interfaces of Uber, WhatsApp and Google Play has been spreading through a phishing campaign over SMS. Once downloaded, the malware, which has struck Android users in Denmark, Italy and Germany, will create fake user interfaces on the phone as an 'overlay 's top of real apps. These interfaces ask for credit card information and then send the entered data to the hacker.

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  1. Another Win For Brexit! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Once downloaded, the malware, which has struck Android users in Denmark, Italy and Germany

    Denmark, Italy and Germany are all in the EU. The UK is unaffected!