"Delete it now!"... WhatsApp issues an urgent warning about a dangerous Android app!
WhatsApp has sent urgent warnings to billions of users about a dangerous Android app that can steal sensitive information from them.
On a Twitter theme :
WhatsApp President Will Cathcart put users on alert for a malware-filled Android app called 'Hey WhatsApp', a developer called 'HeyMods'. Cathcart said the app, which might seem harmless at first, was designed to steal sensitive personal data stored on Android phones.
The app was found outside the Google Play store, but fortunately, Google Play Protect can now detect and disable these harmful and fake versions of WhatsApp.
This follows the collaboration of Google and WhatsApp to work together to stop this dangerous program in its tracks.
- Enough to say, if you have a harmful "HeyWhatsApp"
- app on your phone, make sure you delete it today. Also
- if you have a free antivirus app on your phone
- do a check to check if any additional malware has been uploaded to your device.
Speaking of the threat, Cathcart said, "WhatsApp users should be reminded that downloading a fake or modified version of WhatsApp is never a good idea.
- These apps appear harmless but may circumvent WhatsApp's privacy and security safeguards.
- Our security team recently discovered malware hidden within apps
- displayed outside Google Play - from a developer called "HeyMods,"
- which included "Hey WhatsApp" and others.
These apps promised new features but were just a trick to steal personal information stored on people's phones.
We shared what we found with Google and worked with them to combat harmful applications. Google Play Protect on Android can now detect and disable fake malicious versions of pre-downloaded WhatsApp. We appreciate Google's assistance for its ongoing work to prevent harmful applications from spreading on Android devices. "
Kathcart said WhatsApp would continue to work on banning these kinds of applications from Android devices, from now on.
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