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Anthony Spadafora

Dangerous new Android malware adds fake contacts to your phone while draining bank accounts — how to stay safe

Green skull on smartphone screen.

A new Android malware strain is making the rounds online that makes it incredibly difficult to distinguish who’s actually calling you as it was recently updated with the ability to add fake contacts to your phone.

As reported by BleepingComputer, the malware in question is called Crocodilus, and it was first discovered back in March of this year by Threat Fabric. While it was initially used to target crypto users in Turkey to drain their wallets, the malware is now being distributed on a global scale and is currently being used to target the best Android phones in the U.S., Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Indonesia and India.

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