New Android ‘sex simulator’ ransomware spreads via SMS messages

New Android ‘sex simulator’ ransomware spreads via SMS messages
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2019-7-31 14:19

If you’re using an Android phone, there’s a new family of ransomware attack that leverages SMS to spread, according to new research from Slovakia-based cybersecurity firm ESET. The ransomware — referred to as Android/Filecoder.

C and active since July 12 — uses victims’ contact lists to spread further via SMS messages containing malicious links. The malware was distributed via pornographic posts on Reddit and XDA-Developers Android forum, the researchers noted. The SMS messages advertised a link to an app that has supposedly used the victim’s photos when it’s actually a malicious app containing the ransomware. In an attempt to hide their true motives, the…

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