Five detained over scam using Android apps containing malware

By FARIK ZOLKEPLI

Nation
Wednesday, 14 Sep 2022
7:13 PM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR: Three men and two women were detained in connection with a scam using compromised Android apps.

Police secretary Deputy Comm Datuk Noorsiah Mohd Saaduddin said the five suspects, aged between 17 and 21, were detained following a raid in Kuala Lumpur on Aug 24.

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Tags / Keywords: Cheating , Scam , Handphone , APK , Android , Malware

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