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Android Nemesis MobSTSPY goes global via Google Play

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An Android Spyware disguised as games & utilities struck more than 100,000 victims in 196 countries before being taken out of Google Play. Detected as  ANDROIDOS_MOBSTSPY  & dubbed  MobSTSPY,  the malware initially grabbed attention when it was masqueraded as a called  Flappy Birr Dog . While it is common to find unarmed goods in third party app stores,  MobSTSPY  managed to infiltrate the authentic & reliable App Store i.e. Google Play with at least six different apps in 2018. These apps include: FlashLight, HZPermis Pro Arabe, Win7imulator, Win7Launcher, and Flappy Bird Flappy Birr Dog These apps pose as legitimate & claim to be torches, games & tools for productivity. Some of these have seen 10,000 download from users around the world. Though malware invasion in devices is common, but what makes this case more interesting is the widespread distribution of its applications. Among the countries where the malware is sca...