Criminals use trending TikTok challenge to make data-stealing malware invisible | allinfosecnews.com

Nov. 29, 2022, 8 p.m. | Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

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PSA: Don't download unknown apps even if they promise naked people

Malware-slinging miscreants are taking advantage of a trending TikTok challenge — and viewers' dirty minds — to spread data-stealing malware via a phony app that's had more than one million views so far.…

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