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Hackers steal Signal, WhatsApp user data with fake Android chat app (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

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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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[-] Compactor9679@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

You install the app, by doing so you give the app permisions.

[-] pumpsnabben@sopuli.xyz -1 points 1 year ago

There is no system permission I'm aware of that will give other applications access to Signal which is an app made to be secure with at least a PIN code for accessing it.

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