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Sead Fadilpašić

Over 11,000 Android devices hit by fake login RAT hidden in Meta Ads and fake Google Play store

Mobile.
  • Meta Ads and an SMS campaign is driving traffic to hundreds of fake Play Store pages
  • There, victims download fake apps that carry the PlayPraetor malware
  • The malware can log keystrokes, grab credentials, and monitor the clipboard

More than 11,000 Android devices were recently infected by a new variant of the PlayPraetor remote access trojan (RAT).

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