La estafa CallPhantom se extiende por 28 aplicaciones de Google Play con 7 millones de descargas

Una campaña de estafa llamada CallPhantom ha aparecido en 28 aplicaciones disponibles en la tienda Google Play. Las aplicaciones, que han sido descargadas más de 7 millones de veces en conjunto, prometían a los usuarios acceso a sus registros de llamadas.

El software malicioso se distribuyó a través de aplicaciones de aspecto legítimo en el mercado oficial de Android. Una vez instaladas, las aplicaciones recopilaban datos de llamadas sin el consentimiento adecuado del usuario, según los informes sobre el fraude.

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