‘Daam’ virus steals call records, reads history from Android phones; central agency issues advisory

An Android malware called ‘Daam’ that infects mobile phones and hacks into sensitive data like call records, contacts, history and cameras has been found to be spreading, the national cyber security agency has said in its latest advisory.

The virus is also capable of “bypassing anti-virus programs and deploying ransomware on the targeted devices”, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team or CERT-In said.

The agency is the federal technology arm to combat cyber attacks and guard cyberspace against phishing and hacking assaults and similar online attacks.