New SMS-based android malware, tangleBot, unleashed by cybercriminals -- NCC

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New SMS-based android malware, tangleBot, unleashed by cybercriminals — NCC

, again, has been informed of a new high-risk, critical and Short Messaging Service-based malware, TangleBot, infecting Android mobile devices.

TangleBot Android malware is installed when an unsuspecting user clicks on a malicious link disguised as COVID-19 vaccination appointment-related information in an SMS message or information about fake local power outages that are due to occur. Furthermore, the malware takes complete control of the targeted device, including access to banking data, and can reach the deepest recesses of the Android operating system.

These measures include an advisory to telecom consumers and other Internet users to refrain from opening Uniform Resource Locators from unknown sources while using your mobile devices.

 

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