12 Android Apps Plant Spyware to Steal User Data, Linked to Group Targeting Pakistani Military
• 12 Android apps identified by ESET as planting spyware Trojan VajraSpy to steal sensitive user data like messages and camera access
• 6 apps were available on Google Play Store; spyware linked to threat group targeting Pakistani military
• VajraSpy can record calls, texts, files, steal WhatsApp & Signal messages, take photos, keystrokes, and microphone access
• Apps often disguised as chat apps use romance scams and social engineering to trap victims
• Users should immediately delete apps named YohooTalk, TikTalk, Privee Talk, MeetMe, Nidus, GlowChat, Let’s Chat, Quick Chat, Rafaqat, Chit Chat, Hello Chat, and Wave Chat