Daam Android malware can hold your phone hostage — what you need to know

An Android smartphone infected with ransomware

A new Android malware has been spotted in the wild which can bypass antivirus apps, steal loads of sensitive and financial data and even encrypt all of the files on an infected smartphone by deploying ransomware.

According to a new report from the cybersecurity firm CloudSEK, this new Android malware, dubbed “Daam” by its researchers, poses a significant threat to the best Android phones due to its sophisticated capabilities.