BlackRock: A new Android malware could target 337 apps including Instagram, Gmail, Twitter others
Reportedly, BlacRock isn’t on the Play Store as of now, but is getting to devices by being offered as a fake Google Update on third-party stores. A new Android malware has recently been reported, which is apparently equipped with data theft capabilities that allow it to target 337 Android applications. The report reveals that BlackRock steals credentials such as username and password from apps such as Amazon, Cash App, eBay, Gmail, Google Play, Hotmail, Instagram, Microsoft Outlook, myAT&T, Netflix, PayPal, Uber, and Yahoo Mail. Moreover, it steals credit-card numbers from apps like Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Google Hangouts, Grindr, Instagram, Kik, Periscope, Pinterest, PlayStation, Reddit, Skype, Snapchat, Telegram, TikTok, Tinder, Tumblr, Twitter, Viber, the Russian social network VK, WhatsApp, WeChat, and YouTube. The report, however, adds that for now, BlackRock isn’t on the Play Store and is getting to devices by being offered as a fake Google Update on third-party stores.
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