Hackers release “Spam Flappy Bird”, finds Trend Micro
Trend Micro has discovered the fake Flappy Bird app on Google’s Android Play Store to trick users into sending premium messages during installation, something that is not required in the original version.
Apart from premium service abuse, the app also poses a risk of information leakage for the user since it sends out the phone number, carrier and Gmail address registered in the device
Dhanya Thakkar, Managing Director, India & SAARC, Trend Micro, said, “The original Flappy Bird has been officially taken off the mobile app stores, but hackers have reportedly released knock-offs of the 'addictive' game, containing spam, to trick users into sending premium rate text messages.”
Trend Micro researchers find out that the fake apps were most prominent in stores targeted at users in Russia, as well as Vietnam.
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