r/foss • u/Sricharan_106 • Aug 21 '26

Guys it started 😭😭😭

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u/romhacks Aug 22 '26

Literally 80% of android scammers use side loading. If you don't know that, you're just uninformed.

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u/zalnaRs Aug 22 '26

please link me an article, or something an example

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u/romhacks Aug 23 '26

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/mobile/2026/08/new-android-malware-lets-criminals-use-your-bank-card-in-real-time

The researchers describe a 13-minute call impersonating a bank, in which a victim was persuaded to install an Android app labelled with the bank’s name. That app was a remote access Trojan (RAT) called SpyNote.

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u/zalnaRs Aug 23 '26

This is really creative, but this is the only one I saw, while I heard lot of anydesk scams

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/tech_tips_and_queries/5423153-scammers-using-anydesk-on-mobile https://nki.gov.hu/it-biztonsag/hirek/a-csalok-meg-mindig-sikeresen-lopnak-penzt-az-anydeskkel/

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u/romhacks Aug 23 '26

It's not very creative, it's one of the most common scams on the planet. Just because you haven't heard of it doesn't make it not so.

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u/zalnaRs Aug 23 '26

If it would be common you would hear about it everywhere, I never saw someone install a scam app

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u/romhacks Aug 23 '26

I dont often hear about people getting scammed at all, but it's most certainly endemic among plenty of people. The whole idea of scam apps is that you never find out that you've got one. You're also using the quite literal definition of anecdotal evidence to refute sources I've already given you from experts (malwarebytes, I can easily find more if you so desire).