A fake application BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) has been discovered by researchers at Google Play the online security firm Kaspersky. The program has already been removed from the Google store. However, more than 300 users have downloaded the software on their devices.
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False application BBM for Android
capture data from users (Photo: Playback / Google Play)
BBM is a program unique to the BlackBerry platform that enables system users to exchange messages with each other for free. No software versions for iOS or Android, but cybercriminals are producing applications that simulate the application for these platforms, in order to obtain data.
analysts rated the company legally prescribed “Blackberry Messenger – BBM”, hosted on the Google store, and saw that it was a fake developer, without any connection to the BlackBerry maker and its systems for smartphones.
According to Dmitry Bestuzhev, director of Research and Analysis Team at Kaspersky Lab Latin America, download one of these applications can be very dangerous. “Cybercriminals profit to steal money from victims directly from your available balance or through traffic network, “he said. Referring to the use of credits for connections on smartphones.
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malicious application can obtain these data because, to install it, you must accept the terms and conditions of the software. The fake BBM asked permission to use an app called Airpush, which is able to collect certain information, including the ID of Android, the IP address and the list of all programs installed on your computer, and receive data from the Internet and GPS.
Attention in ‘terms and conditions’
Many people do not
contumam carefully read the terms and conditions of each application. According to Kaspersky, it is important to stay alert, because some malicious programs often ask for permission to access private data of the user. Endangering what is stored on the phone and in the cloud.
access to sensitive information in log files, installation and removal of system files on your phone, add or modify the registry and favorite phone browser, change, or delete data from the SD card and get a list of applications can be some of the actions that the user allows the program to do, if you do not read the terms. So it is important to remain vigilant and avoid downloading files from unknown sources.
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