In his tweet, Will Cathcart said that the company’s security research team has received some fake apps, claiming to offer service like WhatsApp. He said in the tweet, “Recently our security team found hidden malware hidden in several apps of a developer named” Heymods “, which included” Hi there whatsapp “and others (apps).”
Reminder to @WhatsApp Customers that download a pretending or changed model of whatsapp is rarely a good suggestion. Theose apps pitch innocuous however they’ll paintings round whatsapp privateness and safety promises. A anecdote:
– Will Cathcart (@WCATHCART) July 11, 2022
Cathcart further said, “These apps promised new features, but (these) people had just a scam to steal the store personal information. We have shared this information to Google and worked with them to deal with these apps.”
The fake versions of Whatsapp are not available on the Google Play Games Store, but users are lured to download these apps from informal sources.
WhatsApp head tweeted, “Google Play Protect on Android can now detect a fake version already downloaded by WhatsApp and (them) can disable (them). We appreciate Google’s help to prevent fake apps from spreading on Android devices.”
Cell Phone Malware is a Pernicious Ultimatum that will have to be countered and the safety public continues to build ununed tactics to prohibit it from Spreading.
– Will Cathcart (@WCATHCART) July 11, 2022
Meanwhile, a report said that the company has launched the beta version of the new Macos Whatsapp app on Catalyst technology. WABetaInfo’s report states that WhatsApp beta app for Macos looks quite different from the current design.
