{"id":96580,"date":"2018-01-17T12:12:31","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T12:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=96580"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:41:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:41:28","slug":"new-malware-targets-whatsapp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/new-malware-targets-whatsapp\/","title":{"rendered":"New Malware targets WhatsApp"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new piece of malware, called \u2018Skygofree<\/strong>,\u2019 is targeting mobiles and enables hackers to steal your encrypted WhatsApp messages<\/strong>. Researchers at Kaspersky Labs say that the malware has been around since 2014 and is capable of much more<\/strong> than just viewing your secret messages.<\/p>\n

According to Kaspersky Skygofree can turn on your phones microphone, take photos, and even record videos from any infected device<\/strong>. The powerful malware is even able to track an infected device\u2019s location, and then record audio at specified locations<\/strong>. If you\u2019re not scared by this malware you should be.<\/p>\n

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Fortunately, the mobile malware mostly affects older handsets<\/strong> and is easily guarded against so if you only install apps from trusted sources<\/strong>, like Google Play or Softonic, and you should be safe. If you\u2019re running a more recent version of android then, even if your handset becomes infected, you should be protected from a number of the vulnerabilities mentioned earlier. Basically, update your phone if you can and be careful when you\u2019re downloading apps and you should be ok<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Do you download your apps from trusted sources or have you ever downloaded something from a page you weren\u2019t sure about?<\/p>\n

Follow me on Twitter:\u00a0@PatrickDevaney_<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Via: Securelist<\/a>, The Next Web<\/a> and Trusted Reviews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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