Muddled phone SMSs and phantom calls attack smartphones in a new wave of hoaxes throughout Australia, including the one that claims a friend's voice message but provides malware that can acquire user personal information. This latest SMS scan, called Flubot, has affected thousands of Australians that intend to implant dangerous malware programs on their smartphones. Although the messages could be received by iPhone users as well, Flubot is a sort of virus that targets Android users. It informs the receiver of a missed call or a fresh voicemail and gives the recipient a bogus link to listen to the voice mail. This link leads users to a website that appears like a legitimate brand - maybe Telstra in Australia but it was a packaging provider in Europe. This page asks users to install software to listen to the voice message on their phones. It then downloads malware if somehow the user approves. The attacker will gain access to payment card details, private information, SMs intercept, browsing pages, and collect additional information stored on the smartphone if privileges are given for the application. The malware additionally allows the attacker to browse the list of contacts of the user and potentially find new victims. Manual solutions are available to eliminate the spyware, although Telstra has recommended users to reset the device with the factory version and to recover the device to a version before the virus was implanted. Flubot initially hit Europe earlier this year even before Australians started being inundated with it this month. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has i ..
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