SPYLEND: The Android App Available on Google Play Store: Enabling Financial Cyber Crime & Extortion

SUMMARY :

A sophisticated Android malware called SpyLend, disguised as a 'Finance Simplified' app, is targeting Indian users through the Google Play Store. The app leverages location-based targeting to display unauthorized loan applications, enabling predatory lending, blackmail, and extortion. It has rapidly gained downloads, increasing from 50,000 to 100,000 in a week. The malware collects sensitive user data, including photos, contacts, and clipboard content, which is then used for harassment and extortion. The app's infrastructure suggests Chinese-speaking attackers are behind the operation. It employs various techniques to evade detection and persist on devices, posing a significant threat to user privacy and financial security.

OPENCTI LABELS :

malware,android,extortion,india,data theft,financial,spylend,google play store,loan apps


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SPYLEND: The Android App Available on Google Play Store: Enabling Financial Cyber Crime & Extortion