Malware Infects App In App Store, Google Play
A Russian app called “Find and Call,” which claims to help manage a user’s phone book, has been removed from both Apple’s App Store and Google Play after malware was discovered in the app.
Wired has more: “The app is essentially a Trojan that steals and uploads the user’s address book to a remote server. Once uploaded, the server then sends spam to the email addresses and phone numbers belonging to the victim’s contacts telling them about the Find and Call application.
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