A new spyware campaign is mimicking popular apps like TikTok, YouTube and WhatsApp in order to try and lure users into visiting phishing sites and downloading the ClayRat spyware.

As reported by The Hacker News, this campaign is also using Telegram channels in order to spread the spyware while the malicious sites are using artificially inflated download counts and manufactured testimonials in order to manufacture legitimacy.

Once installed, the spyware can exfiltrate a large amount of personal data like SMS messages, call logs, notifications and other device information. Additionally, it can take selfies with the front camera, send SMS messages and even place calls according to the researchers at the mobile security company Zimperium who discovered it. This is because it requires users m

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