Beware! this Squid game app can play off with your data

Squid Game the dystopian fantasy on Netflix has become the talk of the town lately. While the show is now a hot topic in social media its influence can be seen across the include be it in Halloween costumes, shoes, or smartphone apps. Tens and thousands of users were tempted to download one such app that has only masqueraded as malware giving cybercriminals an open door to steal the users’ precious data. Also Read - Clubhouse will soon let users to pin links to the top of rooms


Squid Game malware that could have put your data at risk


The malicious app disguised as the Squid Game wallpaper app was recently flagged by a security firm on the Play Store. First spotted by ESET researcher Lukas Stefanko, who studies malware at the security firm, the malicious app was said to have been downloaded at least 5,000 times before Google took it down from the app store. Named as ‘Squid Game Wallpaper 4K HD,’ the app was found of being used to spread the notorious Joker malware. In this case, anyone downloading the wallpaper could have fallen under the trap of costly SMS services. The app could download and execute native libraries and APK payloads as well, the security researcher noted in his post. Also Read - WhatsApp will stop support on these iPhone, Android devices, how to backup chats



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