Hackers steal Signal, WhatsApp user data with fake Android chat app
Hackers steal Signal, WhatsApp user data with fake Android chat app
Hackers are using a fake Android app named 'SafeChat' to infect devices with spyware malware that steals call logs, texts, and GPS locations from phones.
The Android spyware is suspected to be a variant of "Coverlm," which steals data from communication apps such as Telegram, Signal, WhatsApp, Viber, and Facebook Messenger.
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Thats why we should use P2P decentralized network for messaging tool..... So your data won't be store in a central sever, and no one can have access or visibility with your chats history or data.
Recommendation:
- Session: P2P, E2EE, ChatRoom, DMs
- WireMin: P2P, E2EE, ChatSpace, DMs, FeedSpace
Both of them are decentralized network, I preferred WireMin, because compare to Session, it has FeedSpace for blog post.
Yeah but that wouldn't solve this issue? The malware stole data from the app on the users device, not from a server.
Thats technically possible?
Oh my goodness.
Did you read the article? Or even the summary. It states that the attack was an Android app names SafeChat that infected the phone and retrieved chat logs, etc.