Security News > 2024 > February > Patchwork Using Romance Scam Lures to Infect Android Devices with VajraSpy Malware
2024-02-05 13:18
The threat actor known as Patchwork likely used romance scam lures to trap victims in Pakistan and India, and infect their Android devices with a remote access trojan called VajraSpy. Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET said it uncovered 12 espionage apps, six of which were available for download from the official Google Play Store and were collectively downloaded more than 1,400 times between
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