{"id":7502,"date":"2019-06-21T09:59:33","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T09:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.openbusinesscouncil.org\/?p=7502"},"modified":"2021-11-15T08:15:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T08:15:19","slug":"cybersecurity-fake-photo-editing-apps-on-google-play-hid-powerful-mobok-malware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/cybersecurity-fake-photo-editing-apps-on-google-play-hid-powerful-mobok-malware\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyber Security: Fake Photo Editing Apps On Google Play Hid Powerful MobOk Malware"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cyber Security: Fake Photo Editing Apps On Google Play Hid Powerful MobOk Malware<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kaspersky experts have discovered the money-stealing malware MobOk hiding within seemingly legitimate photo editing apps<\/a> available on the Google Play store. At the time of detection, the apps, titled \u2018Pink Camera\u2019 and \u2018Pink Camera 2\u2019 had been installed around 10,000 times. The apps were designed to steal personal information from victims and use that to sign them up to paid subscription services. Victims only discovered they\u2019d been hit when they saw unexpected costs on their mobile services bill. The apps have now removed from the Google Play store and are no longer available. This is a huge cyber security vulnerability for a growing threat<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The MobOk malware is a backdoor, one of the most dangerous types of malware, because it offers the attacker almost complete control over the infected device. Despite the fact that content uploaded to Google Play is thoroughly filtered, this is not the first time<\/a> that threats have made their way onto users\u2019 devices. In many cases<\/a>, backdoors are covered by a semi-functioning app, which appears at first glance to be a poor, but innocent attempt to create a legitimate app. For this reason, the Pink Camera apps didn\u2019t arouse suspicion, because they included genuine photo editing functionality and had been downloaed from the trusted Google Play store.<\/p>\n

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To avoid falling victim to malicious apps, Kaspersky researchers advise users to:<\/strong><\/p>\n