Users who downloaded the app prior to malicious features being added could have added them if they updated the app. — Using phone photo created by Dragana_Gordic - www.freepik.com
Security experts are urging people to delete a screen recording app that was available on the Google Play Store.
Researchers at cybersecurity company ESET said the “trojanised Android app,” has more than 50,000 installs from the Google Play Store, Metro reported. The app, named iRecorder – Screen Recorder – was launched in 2021. However, in August 2022, malicious code was included in the app to enable it to spy on users.
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