This Android malware lures in victims with fake vaccine appointments

[Jacob Siegal]

Attempting to keep track of every form of malware targeting Android devices has become virtually impossible. Earlier this year, we wrote about the dangers of FluBot. Cyber threat actors are sending text messages to Android users informing them that they've missed a package. If that user clicks on the link in the text message, it will prompt them to download a phishing app. FluBot's still spreading, but now researchers have uncovered a new Android malware known as TangleBot.

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