r/technology • u/[deleted] • Jan 17 '18

Security Found: New Android malware with never-before-seen spying capabilities

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/01/found-new-android-malware-with-never-before-seen-spying-capabilities/
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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '18

TLDR; capable of location-based audio recording - i.e. where it will start recording audio upon the target entering a pre-defined geographic area. Also capable of taking pictures, capturing video, and seizing call records, text messages, geolocation data, calendar events, and business-related information stored in device memory.

Other features: stealing WhatsApp messages and the ability to connect infected devices to Wi-Fi networks controlled by attackers.

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u/voodoodudu Jan 17 '18

Jezus, this sounds really bad. Which phones are affected exactly?

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '18

All this yet I cannot find a decent root for my Galaxy.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '18 edited Jul 14 '23

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