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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned the public of TangleBot, a new virus infecting Android mobile devices through SMS.

arned the public of TangleBot, a new virus infecting Android mobile devices through short messaging service .

Some of the messages with the link to the malware are said to contain information on COVID vaccination and power outages. “The immediate consequence to this, is that the malware then steals sensitive data stored on the device and monitors almost every user activity, including camera use, audio conversations, and location, among other things.”

“Additionally, telecom consumers should never respond or send reply to messages or call back a phone number that is associated with the text that they are unaware of. Should any telecom consumer or Internet user become curious and wish to ascertain the authenticity of any call or messages and wish to probe the incident, such persons may do a web search of both the number and the message content.

 

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