Dangerous new Wpeeper Android malware adds a backdoor to your phone to steal your data — how to stay safe

Android malware on phone.

With so much sensitive personal and financial information on our phones these days, the last thing you’d want is for hackers to find a way to add a backdoor to your Android device. Well, a new Android malware strain does just that, and it lets hackers syphon off all sorts of valuable data.

As reported by BleepingComptuer, a new Android backdoor malware named “Wpeeper” is currently making the rounds online. So far, it has been discovered on two unofficial app stores where it disguises itself as the Uptodown App Store which as you may have guessed, is another third-party app store for the best Android phones.