Thursday, July 9, 2015

“Popular Android game steals Facebook logins’ – NU.nl

According to research from security company ESET, after Google removed the game from Google Play.

The game in question, Cowboy Adventure, has been downloaded 500,000 to a million times. The game was implemented a fake Facebook login page, which allows malicious e-mail addresses and passwords intercepted.

By intercepting the login information, it is also possible to e-mail address and password to fill in other websites such as Paypal or Gmail. Many people use the same password for different services

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“The developers So a complete game developed with the aim to collect data on Facebook, “said ESET. “This is another example that cyber criminals are increasingly sophisticated approach.”

The game was since April 16 in Google Play. Last week, Google has removed the game from its app store

By:. NU.nl

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