Hackers are using a fake Android app named ‘SafeChat’ to infect devices with spyware malware that steals call logs, texts, and GPS locations from phones.

The Android spyware is suspected to be a variant of “Coverlm,” which steals data from communication apps such as Telegram, Signal, WhatsApp, Viber, and Facebook Messenger.

  • I am become Noodle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    32·
    1 year ago

    It never was. Read Apple’s true privacy agreement on their website. It’s the one you agree to but don’t read when you boot up your shiny new mac or iphone for the first time. They are no different from Microsoft or Google, they are just the best at cultivating an image.

    • Tangent5280@lemmy.worldEnglish
      62·
      1 year ago

      Prepare yourself for the downvote train approaching at near lightspeed. People cannot fathom how a for profit corporation might do anything they have to to increase profit.

      • I am become Noodle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        9·
        1 year ago

        It’s OK. Downvotes don’t matter too badly here.

        I’d say Apple being a lifestyle brand means the users aren’t going to have privacy as a primary concern is the real reason behind this. And it’s hard to get out of the walled garden once you’re in.