Popular Android app is secretly SPYING on users - what to do if you have it installed

Cybersecurity experts have warned that a popular Android app is secretly spying on users as part of a potential espionage campaign. iRecorder secretly steals pictures, files and web information on Android devices 'Interestingly here is that the app passed initial tests to get on the Google Play store but it was the update that carried the malicious activity,' Jake Moore, Global Cybersecurity Advisor at ESET said. Google has now removed this and Apple devices are unaffected, but iRecorder is still available to download from alternative Android markets HOW TO USE PLAY PROTECT ON GOOGLE Tap Google Play on an Android device Select your profile in the top right Hit Play Protect Press Scan Remove any malware that is flagged by the scanner But ESET claims that AhMyth was previously employed by the Transparent Tribe - a cyberespionage group that targets governments and military groups in South Asia. This malware also comes just weeks after the security firm Kaspersky found 11 other apps on Google Play that hold a new type of malware known as Fleckpe. 'Google Play Protect also protects users from apps known to contain this malware on Android devices with Google Play Services, even when those apps come from other sources.'