Kaspersky reports more than 340,000 attacks with new malicious WhatsApp mod
WOBURN, Mass., Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaspersky researchers have uncovered a new malicious WhatsApp spy mod proliferating within another popular messenger, Telegram.
- WOBURN, Mass., Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaspersky researchers have uncovered a new malicious WhatsApp spy mod proliferating within another popular messenger, Telegram.
- Kaspersky has identified a new WhatsApp mod offering not only additions, like scheduled messages and customizable options, but also a malicious spyware module.
- The modified WhatsApp client's manifest file includes suspicious components (a service and a broadcast receiver) not present in the original version.
- Keep in mind that such apps can contain malicious implants, e. g. because of supply chain attacks.