Android Phishing Scam using Malware-as-a-Service on the rise in India

Authored by ZePeng Chen and Wenfeng Yu 

McAfee Mobile Research Team has observed an active scam malware campaign targeting Android users in India. This malware has gone through three stages. The first one is the development stage, from March 2023 to July 2023, during which a couple of applications were created each month. The second is the expansion stage, from August 2023 to October 2023, during which dozens of applications were created each month. The third is the active stage, …

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