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Amber Bouman

Fake WhatsApp and TikTok apps are trying to fool Android users into downloading spyware — don't fall for this

Android malware on phone.

A new spyware campaign is mimicking popular apps like TikTok, YouTube and WhatsApp in order to try and lure users into visiting phishing sites and downloading the ClayRat spyware.

As reported by The Hacker News, this campaign is also using Telegram channels in order to spread the spyware while the malicious sites are using artificially inflated download counts and manufactured testimonials in order to manufacture legitimacy.

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