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50,000 Users Hacked via WhatsApp!

Summary by Information Security Newspaper | Hacking News
A large-scale malware campaign, dubbed FatBoyPanel, is targeting Android users in India, compromising over 50,000 victims. Security researchers from Zimperium attribute this attack to a single threat actor deploying over 1,000 malicious applications. The malware is primarily distributed via WhatsApp as an APK file, masquerading as legitimate government or banking apps. Researchers identified 900 unique samples and uncovered 2.5GB of stolen data,…
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Information Security Newspaper | Hacking News broke the news in on Wednesday, February 12, 2025.
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