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Kimberly Gedeon

New Android malware hijacks your front and rear cameras — 7 popular apps it impersonates to trick you

Hacker spying on images

There's a snarling, vicious malware on the loose that can do unimaginable things to your Android device. CloudSEK, a cybersecurity company, was researching an SMS stealer scam campaign when it stumbled upon a new malware called DogeRAT.

The investigators discovered that DogeRAT targets banking and entertainment industries. And once it's installed on victims' phones, it wreaks havoc on the device. Not only can it steal sensitive information (e.g., contacts, banking credentials, and messages), but it can hijack users' front and rear cameras, too.

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