An ingenious attack on Android devices self-propagates, with the potential for a range of damage.
A new Android malware that impersonates the Google Chrome app has spread to hundreds of thousands of people in the last few weeks, according to researchers. The fake app is being used as part of a sophisticated hybrid cyberattack campaign that also uses mobile phishing to steal credentials.
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According to researchers at Pradeo, the attack starts with a basic “smishing” gambit: Targets receive an SMS text asking them to pay “custom fees” to release a package delivery. If they fall for it and click, a message comes up asking them to update the Chrome app.
Chrome dominates desktop browsers in India, showing one of the best success stories for Google yet again
A vast majority of desktop users in India used Chrome as their web browser for the last fiscal year. The web browser s dominance is nowhere to be matched, and there is a long working success story behind this.
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85.97 per cent of all web searches by desktop users in India were made through Google Chrome.
A similar dominance of Chrome is seen across mobile and tablets.
Chrome brought some groundbreaking innovations to its users over the years to earn this adaption.
As India becomes increasingly digital, the countrymen are flocking to the online world for a multitude of purposes. The gateway for this, however, is mostly common, and a new report suggests that for the desktop users in India, this gateway is Google Chrome.
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