Researchers found the malware hidden in an app pretending to be Netflix on the Google Play store
April 7, 2021 By Zach Marzouk
A new type of Android malware has been discovered in an app on Google Play that can spread itself using fake WhatsApp messages.
Check Point Research made the discovery and found that if a user downloaded the fake application and gave it the appropriate permissions, the malware would be capable of automatically replying to the victims’ incoming WhatsApp messages with a payload received from a command-and-control (C&C) server.
