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Gemma Jones

Warning to Android phone users who download apps

Android phone users are being warned about downloading certain apps.

It comes as thousands could be affected by an invasive malware. SharkBot is a banking trojan which was first discovered in 2018 and the malicious app was found targeting cryptocurrency apps where it would steal the victims' login information, allowing hackers to use the victims' accounts.

The malicious malware has been affecting apps on Google Play, it was discovered earlier this week. As a precaution, users are being warned against downloading certain apps and if they are already owned then they should be deleted.

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