Fake Netflix app spreads malware via WhatsApp
The Hindu
Labelled “FlixOnline”, the application was designed to monitor the user’s WhatsApp notifications, and to send automatic replies to the user’s incoming messages using content that it receives from a remote command and control (C&C) server.
(Subscribe to our Today's Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click to subscribe for free.) A fake application on Google Play, claiming to allow users to view Netflix content from all over the world, was spreading malware through WhatsApp messages, according to researchers from Check Point Research. Labelled “FlixOnline”, the application was designed to monitor the user’s WhatsApp notifications, and to send automatic replies to the user’s incoming messages using content that it receives from a remote command and control (C&C) server.More Related News