WhatsApp and other chat platforms could soon be the target of hackers trying steal personal data.

Anyone using WhatsApp, Telegram, or Signal on Android devices needs to be on red alert and aware of a new bug that may soon start targeting these popular devices. A new threat - called Sturnus - has just been confirmed by the team at Threat Fabric , and those infected could find their most private chats viewed and exposed by cyber crooks.

The worrying new Trojan, first spotted by MTI Security researchers, is fully capable of granting hackers remote control over devices. This then lets them observe all user activity and even black out the device screen while executing fraudulent transactions.

That means they can read messages that have been sent and received, and even steal banking credent

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