Fake post-office apps are trying to steal your money - avoid these now

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Security researchers have discovered a new strain of malware that masquerades as postal services from multiple countries.

According to information-security firm Cybereason, a new campaign involving FakeSpy -- an Android information-stealer that previously attacked victims in South Korea and Japan -- is now targeting users in the US, UK, Germany, France, China, Taiwan and Switzerland.

In its new campaign, FakeSpy victims receive a message claiming to be from a local postal service. However, the content of the message is fake and includes a malicious link.

The text messages purport to be from legitimate postal services such the U.S. Postal Service, the Royal Mail (UK), Deutsche Post (Germany), La Poste (France), Japan Post (Tokyo), Yamato Transport (Japan), Chunghwa Post (Taiwan) and Swiss Post (Switzerland).

Once users click on the link in the text message, they’re taken to what looks like a convincing website of a postal provider. Here, they’re asked to install an Android app from this company, but it’s actually the FakeSpy APK.

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