2023-05-17 10:24:38
Los cyber attacks they are becoming more common, sophisticated and difficult to detect. An example of this are the malware Trojans that disguise themselves in applications to appear legitimate. This is a virus, program, or code snippet that is packaged and delivered inside software that appears to be safe, but aims to infect devices and steal important user data.. The cybersecurity company Kaspersky alerted regarding a new virus of this style, called “Fleckpe”what already attacked 620,000 smartphones through some applications.
How does the Fleckpe virus work?
According to the latest report from Kaspersky, the Fleckpe virus belongs to the family of so-called “subscription trojans”since infiltrates mobile phones by posing as legitimate apps that subscribe to paid services without users being aware of it.
What are the affected applications?
This malware appears on editing platforms, which offer filters for photos or desktop backgrounds. For sure, it was found in 6 applications, but it is believed that there are more than 11 in total.
- Gif Camera Editor Pro
- Night Cam Rea Pro
- Microclip Video Editor
- Toolbox Photo Editor
- H4KS Wallpaper
- Beauty Camera Plus Photo Editor.
Fleckpe starts working on the device once the user makes use of one of these applications. The first movement is through the access permissions to notifications, location, gallery, among others. Subsequently, it collects the data until it finds a vulnerability that allows it to carry out automatic transactions on online payment platforms..
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